Lal Bagh Botanical Garden is a 240 acre botanical garden located in Bangalore, India. It was commissioned in 1760 by Hyder Ali and completed by his son Tipu Sultan. The garden contains over 1,854 species of plants from around the world and houses a number of rare plants, trees, and birds. It is considered one of the largest botanical gardens in the world and a major tourist attraction for its extensive collection of flora.
Lal Bagh Botanical Garden is a 240 acre botanical garden located in Bangalore, India. It was commissioned in 1760 by Hyder Ali and completed by his son Tipu Sultan. The garden contains over 1,854 species of plants from around the world and houses a number of rare plants, trees, and birds. It is considered one of the largest botanical gardens in the world and a major tourist attraction for its extensive collection of flora.
Lal Bagh Botanical Garden is a 240 acre botanical garden located in Bangalore, India. It was commissioned in 1760 by Hyder Ali and completed by his son Tipu Sultan. The garden contains over 1,854 species of plants from around the world and houses a number of rare plants, trees, and birds. It is considered one of the largest botanical gardens in the world and a major tourist attraction for its extensive collection of flora.
Lal Bagh Botanical Garden is a 240 acre botanical garden located in Bangalore, India. It was commissioned in 1760 by Hyder Ali and completed by his son Tipu Sultan. The garden contains over 1,854 species of plants from around the world and houses a number of rare plants, trees, and birds. It is considered one of the largest botanical gardens in the world and a major tourist attraction for its extensive collection of flora.
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Lal Bagh, Bangalore Overview LITERATURE
Lalbagh Botanical Garden is located in Bangalore and is nationally and internationally
renowned centre for botanical artwork, scientific study of plants and also conservation of STUDY plants. A haven for all nature lovers, Lal Bagh covers an area 240 acres in the heart of the city and has nearly 1,854 species of plants. It was commissioned by Hyder Ali in 1760 and BOTANICAL completed by his son Tipu Sultan. The garden features rare plants of French, Persian and Afghani origin and has attained the status of a Government Botanical Garden. The Lal GARDEN Bagh Rock which is over 3000 million years old is found here and is a major tourist attraction. This botanical garden, a delight for photographers, also consists of the famous glass house where an annual flower show is held every year and is also a home to an aquarium and a lake. Tipu Sultan brought in imported trees and plants from countries all over the world and planted them here and today, Lalbagh Botanical Garden has one of the world's largest collection of rare plants. In addition to being rich in foliage, this garden also houses a number of birds such as Myna, Parakeets, Crows, Brahminy Kite, Pond Heron, Common Egret and Purple Moor Hen. Flowers at Lalbagh Since its very inception, the caretakers of the garden have ensured a vibrant and flourishing plant variety by continuously adding to its collection. Even in the medieval times, the rulers imported plants from far-flung places like Persia, Cape Town, Kabul, Turkey, Mauritius etc. Exotic species from around the world are curated, introduced, acclimatised and further multiplied resulting in a stock of 1854 species which continues to grow. Some of the exotic plants here include Amherstia Nobilis, Adansonia digitata, Ficus bengalensis var - krishnae, Araucaria Cookie, Bombax Ceiba, and Dillenia Indica among many others. The presence of these plants elevates the beauty of this place to another level, making it one of the most important horticulture hotspots in the country. Attractions in Lal Bagh This garden has a lot of points of interest that will keep you engaged for the entire day. S Some of these are the Floral Clock installed at the entrance of the park, Tree Fossil which is a carbonised remains of a 20 million year old coniferous tree, Glass House which is a ma magnificent edifice built out of glass, Deer Paddock, Aviary, Lecture Hall which was used for delivering horticulture lessons in the olden times, Lalbagh House, Lalbagh West Gate Guard Room, The Directorate Building, albagh lake, The Museum which houses a wide variety of artefacts, Pigeon House which is an establishment made for attracting pigeons and other birds, Statue of Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar, Aquarium building which has some very interesting illustrations of underwater life, Kempegowda Tower and Bandstand. The garden also offers courses in post-harvest technology, Ikebana classes, horticulture training, mushroom and Bonsai cultivation. Layout of the Garden Spread over an area of 240 acres, Lalbagh is situated in south Bengaluru and is built around a tower built by the founder of Bengaluru, Kempe Gowda. The most meticulous part of this garden's construction is perhaps its sophisticated watering system which irrigates over 1,000 species of flora including trees that are over 100 years old. The garden itself is a medley of lawns, flowerbeds, lotus pools and fountains. It also has a rock formation which is believed to be 3,000 million years old. There are four different entry ways to the gate. The northern gate provides easy access to the Glass House, while Nainshree the southern gate is often considered to be the main gate as it opens up to the Lalbagh Road. The eastern gate lies close to Jayanagar and the western gate is situated near the Siddapura Circle. B.Arch 3rd yr. 5th SEM I.A.T.P, B.U, Jhansi
