Attara Kacheri

Attara Kacheri
West façade, facing Dr. B R Ambedkar Road
Former namesPublic Offices Building
Alternative namesKarnataka High Court Building
General information
Architectural styleNeo-classical
LocationCubbon Park, Bangalore, Karnataka
CountryIndia
Construction started1864
Completed1868
Cost427,980 (US$5,100)
Technical details
MaterialGneiss and brick in chunam
Design and construction
Architect(s)Richard Hieram Sankey
Main contractorArcot Narrainswamy Mudaliar
Other information
Public transit access
  • BMTC bus stops:
    Vidhana Soudha
    Vidhana Soudha metro station
    M. S. Building
  • Namma Metro:

Purple Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Station, Vidhana Soudha metro station

Attara Kacheri (Kannada pronunciation: [ˌʌˈtɑːrɑː kəˈtʃeːrɪ] , formerly the Old Public Offices Building) in Bangalore, India, is the seat of the principal bench of the Karnataka High Court, the highest judicial authority in the state of Karnataka. It is a neoclassical red-painted stone and brick building in Cubbon Park, located on Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Road opposite the Vidhana Soudha. It previously housed the secretariat of the princely state of Mysore and then that of independent India's Mysore State.