Lalbagh botanical garden
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Lalbagh is one of Bengaluru’s (Bengaluru is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka) major attractions. A sprawling garden situated in a 240 acres piece of land in the heart of the city, Lalbagh houses India’s largest collection of tropical plants and sub-tropical plants, including trees that are several centuries old. Exhibits like the Snow White and the seven dwarfs, and a topiary park, an expansive lake, a beautiful glasshouse modelled around the Crystal Palace in London adorn the park giving it a surrealistic atmosphere. A watchtower perched on top of a 3000 million years old rocky outcrop (which is a National Geological Monument), built by Kempe gowda (Kempe Gowda was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire), the founder of Bengaluru also adorns the picturesque garden.
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History: the story of Lalbagh :
During the reign of Hyder Ali (military commander) in 1760, the construction of this garden started but was later on completed on the orders of his son, Tipu Sultan (king). During that time Mughal gardens were capturing great popularity due to which Hyder Ali wanted to cultivate this exquisite botanical garden.
The garden gained more importance when his son Tipu Sultan added the concept of horticulture in the garden. Many different species of plants were imported from different countries making this garden the apple of everyone’s eye. The garden is built similar to the design used in Mughal gardens.