Vasanth Nagar is an upscale neighbourhood located in the heart of the city of Bangalore. A small neighbourhood in the affluent High Grounds residing many retired government bureaucrats,
MLA's and Police officials. It is bounded by Bengaluru Golf Club, Palace Grounds,
Shivajinagar and
Bangalore Cantonment
The Bangalore Cantonment (1806–1881) was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in the Indian city of Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of , extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tann ...
. Surrounded by major roads, landmarks, offices and hotels, this area is commercially very active now.
Star luxury hotels
Shangri-la
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,
Le Méridien, The Lalit Ashok and
ITC Windsor Manor are all in its vicinity. The
Bangalore Palace
Bangalore Palace is a royal palace located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, in an area that was owned by Rev. J. Garrett, the first principal of the Central High School in Bangalore, now famous as Central College. The commencement of the cons ...
, the
Vidhan Soudha State Legislative Assembly,
National Gallery of Modern Art
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,
and Jawaharlal
Nehru Planetarium are the major attractions situated here. Other notable addresses in the locality include Balbrooie guest house, French Consulate, Congress state office,
Billiards and Snooker Federation of India(BSFI), Karnataka State Billiards Association(KSBA), Karnataka Badminton Association(KBA), Vikram hospital and Mysore Sales International Limited (MSIL) HQ.
This neighbourhood is seeing a rise in luxury apartments due to its tony location and proximity to the
Bangalore Central Business District
The central business district of Bangalore is the area within a 6 km radius around Vidhan Soudha. This is the center of the city and core commercial area of Bangalore which was founded by Kempegowda of the Vijayanagara Empire. Most of the land ...
and other prominent addresses.
See also
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Cunningham Road
References
External links
New land grabbing near Congress state office in Vasanthnagar 2018
Neighbourhoods in Bangalore
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