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The oldest club in the city, founded in 1868. It is known for its colonial charm.
The Bangalore Club, located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is the oldest club in the city. Founded in 1868, it counts among its previous members the Maharaja of Mysore and Winston Churchill. A ledger on display in the main building of the club is open to a page that has a list of "irrecoverable debts" that were written off by the club. One of these is the sum Rs. 13, owed by Winston Churchill. Membership at present for the category of new permanent members is closed, but last when open, had a waiting list of over 30 years. The club is spread across 11 acres and located on Cariappa Road, near Richmond Circle.
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A multi-purpose stadium with a running track, a volleyball court, and two outdoor rock-climbing walls.
Probably the most famous high-rise residential building in Bengaluru, despite not being the tallest in the city. The top of the building is occupied by a mansion, which is one of the few instances of a "building atop a building" in India.
Provides informed access to art and consultancy services for investors, architects and interior designers, and organises travelling art shows.
MAP
A private art museum and a custodian to a collection of Indian art, textiles, photography, craft, and design objects spanning from the twelfth century to the present. MAP has more than 20,000 artworks, predominantly from the Indian subcontinent, in its collection that are organised into six departments: Modern and Contemporary Art, Photography, Living Traditions, Popular Culture, Pre-Modern Art and Textiles, Craft and Design. The collection includes works by Indian modernists, as well as Indian artists. In addition, the vast collection includes photographs and works by indigenous artists. It also contains a café, restaurant and library over 5 stories. It's well worth a visit and takes about 2 hours.
Established in 1865, the museum is flanked by the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum and the Venkatappa Art Gallery. It is an archaeological museum with a rare collection of archaeological and geological artefacts, including old jewellery, sculpture, coins and inscriptions. The museum is also home to the Halmidi inscription, the earliest writing in Kannada (450 CE).