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CUBBON PARK

Cubbon Park, Bangalore was laid out in 1864 by Sir Richard Sankey, the chief engineer of Mysore. The park has been named after Sir Mark Cubbon who was Bangalore's longest serving commissioner. Cubbon Park extends over an area of 334 acres (135 hacters).

The park is located at a distance of 5km from the railway station. It is 2Km from M.G. Road.

The park has beautiful roads, blooming trees and placid plains spread all around. Cubbon Park is a lush, grassy expanse with flowerbeds adding to the subtle beauty of the park. The park also has several elegant Graeco-colonial style building showing British influence. There are a number of monuments within the park including a memorial hall located at the center of the park that is dedicated to Aeshadri Aiyar, a Jawahar Bal Bhavan, Children's Park and a Museum.

The park is liberally dotted with statues, such as that of the 19th Century ruler Chamarajendra Wodeyar (1868 - 94) over looking the pond near an Octagonal, cast-iron bandstand. There are also marble statues of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. In the middle of the park a red painted, Neo-Classical building known as the Sheshadri Iyer Memorial Houses a Public Library.

The museum was established in 1866 and is housing the specimens of Vijaynagar and Halebid, Mohenjadaeo architecture, ancient coins and stone inscriptions which are as old as 5000years. This, one of the oldest museum in India, can be visited on all; days except Mondays from 08:00am to 05:00pm.

At the entrance you can see a diamond shaped aquarium, the second largest in the country, There is a good collection of exotic fishes in the aquarium. The park remains closed on Mondays.