The World Trade Center Bangalore (WTCB) is a building complex located in
Malleswaram
Malleshwara (also referred as Malleshwaram) is a northwest neighborhood and one of the zones of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike in Bengaluru, India. It was planned in 1889 after the great plague of 1898, developed as a suburb in 1892 and h ...
West,
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
, India, which was opened for operation in 2010. Built by
Brigade Group
Brigade Enterprises Limited is a real estate and property development company that is based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The Brigade Group also has operations in Mangalore, Mysore, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chikmagalur, Ahmedabad and a repr ...
who obtained the
WTCA license for its construction, the building became the second
World Trade Center
World Trade Centers are sites recognized by the World Trade Centers Association.
World Trade Center may refer to:
Buildings
* List of World Trade Centers
* World Trade Center (2001–present), a building complex that includes five skyscrapers, a ...
in India after the one in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
. At 128 m, the WTCB was the tallest commercial building in
south India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territo ...
from 2010 till 2015 and the tallest building in Bangalore between 2010 and 2013. The building is part of an integrated enclave called "Brigade Gateway", along with
Orion Mall
Orion Mall is a shopping mall at Brigade Gateway Enclave in Bangalore, Karnataka, India developed by Brigade Group (Developer). The mall with a total shopping area of 8.2 Lakh sq.ft. is the 3rd largest in Bangalore.
About
Orion Mall is par ...
,
Manipal Hospital
Manipal is a suburb and university town within Udupi, in coastal Karnataka, India. Manipal is located five kilometres away from the centre of Udupi City, in Udupi District, Karnataka (state) in south western India. It is administered by the Udup ...
,
Sheraton Hotel, Brigade School and Brigade Gateway Apartments.
The WTCB is close to
ISKCON Temple,
Indian Institute of Science
The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is a public, deemed, research university for higher education and research in science, engineering, design, and management. It is located in Bengaluru, in the Indian state of Karnataka. The institute wa ...
,
Yesvantpur Junction railway station
Yesvantpur Junction railway station also Yeshwanthapura Junction railway station (station code: YPR) is one of the three important stations which serves the city of Bangalore which is located in Yesvantpur locality. It is one of the developing ...
and
Sandal Soap Factory
Sandal Soap Factory is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro serving the nearby Orion Mall area of Bangalore, India. It acquires its name from the factory of the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents ...
metro station.
Gallery
World Trade Center Bangalore.jpg, Front view of the WTCB
WTC Bangalore.jpg, Side view of the WTCB
World Trade Centre In Bengaluru.jpg, WTC tower from Sheraton
Brigade Gateway.gif, WTCB (left) and Brigade Gateway Apartments (right) at nighttime
ISCKON Bangalore.JPG, WTCB (left) and ISKCON Temple (right) during the night
See also
*
List of world trade centers
A World Trade Center (also World Trade Centre or WTC) is a building or complex of buildings used for the promotion and expansion of trade and licensed to use the "World Trade Center" name by the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA). As of May 2 ...
*
List of tallest buildings in Bangalore
This list of tallest buildings in Bengaluru ranks the high-rises in Bengaluru, India.
Bengaluru is witnessing a huge high-rise boom with many skyscrapers being built in different parts of the city. Being the Technology capital of India mak ...
*
List of tallest buildings in India
This article list ranks the tallest buildings in India that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This means that spires and other architectural details are included in the official height, but not Radio masts and t ...
References
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External links
Official website
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
Buildings and structures in Bangalore
Economy of Bangalore