Brigade Road is a large
commercial centre and one of the busiest
shopping areas in the heart of
Bangalore, the capital of
Karnataka State
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
,
India. It is a one-way connecting road from
M G Road to
Hosur Road, also connecting Residency Road and
Church Street on the way.
Description
Notable buildings on this road include St. Patrick's Church and the Bangalore Opera House. The Opera House is currently on lease to
Samsung and is called the Samsung Opera House. The multinational uses it as an Experience Centre and store. Another notable landmark is the Sapper War Memorial, a
First World War memorial dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the
Madras Sappers & Miners (Madras Engineer Group).
The road is most famous as a commercial centre. It has several shopping centres, bookstores and retail outlets of international brands. It has many cafes, restaurants, pubs and other such happening places. The road has been a
New Year celebration hub in the city for many years and the entire length of the street is usually adorned with fairy lights stretching across its width for the celebrations. The first
KFC
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 2 ...
outlet in India opened on Brigade Road in June 1995.
In 2004,
parking meter
A parking meter is a device used to collect money in exchange for the right to park a vehicle in a particular place for a limited amount of time. Parking meters can be used by municipalities as a tool for enforcing their integrated on-street par ...
s were imported from
France to manage the 85 parking slots on the road. On an average, 1400 cars, park in a day.
Connectivity
Brigade Road has a bus station. It can also be accessed from the
M G Road metro station on the
Purple Line of
Namma Metro.
Gallery
File:Brigade Road Bangalore.jpg, Brigade Road, Bangalore, in the evening
File:KFC Brigade Road Bangalore.jpg, KFC
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 2 ...
restaurant on Brigade Road
File:Brigade Road, Bangalore (346718297).jpg, Fairy lights installed for New Year celebrations
File:Brigade Road facing MG Road.jpg, alt=Northern section of Brigade Road, A view of the northern part of Brigade Road, facing its M. G. Road entrance
File:Sapper War Memorial.jpg, The Sapper War Memorial
See also
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Tourist attractions in Bangalore
*
Mahatma Gandhi Road (Secunderabad)
References
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Roads in Bangalore
Tourist attractions in Bangalore
Shopping districts and streets in India
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