Bengaluru Central Business District
Bengaluru Central Business District | |
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Central Part of Bengaluru | |
| Coordinates: 12°58′30″N 77°36′36″E / 12.975°N 77.61°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Bangalore Urban |
| City | Bengaluru |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | BBMP |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 560XXX |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
The central business district of Bengaluru is the area within a 3 km radius around Vidhan Soudha. This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the Vijayanagara Empire. Most of the land is used by commercial establishments and the Indian Army with plans of skyscrapers under works. It has multiple high-rises including UB Tower. It also includes heritage properties like the Bangalore Fort and the Bangalore Pete.
The Collection in UB City is one of the first luxury shopping malls of South India. The land in CBD is expensive; Brigade Road and MG Road are amongst the most expensive in India. It also houses many other high streets including Commercial Street and Church Street as well as the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce. CBD is a tourist attraction as there are parks, government offices, educational institutions, business houses and hotels, shopping destinations, stadiums, museums, temples, mosques, churches, art galleries and entertainment zones.