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Visvesvarapuram

Visvesvarapuram is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 909 metres. Visvesvarapuram is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lal Bagh and Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace.

Park
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Lalbagh Botanical Garden or simply Lalbagh, is a botanical garden in , . It was originally built by Hyder Ali in 1760, during the Sultanate of Mysore.

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Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, in Bangalore, India, is an example of Indo-Islamic architecture and was the summer residence of the Mysorean ruler Tipu Sultan.

Fort
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began in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijaynagar Empire and the founder of Bangalore. King Hyder Ali in 1761 replaced the mud fort with a stone fort and it was further improved by his son King Tipu Sultan in the late 18th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chickpet and Thyagarajanagar.

Suburb
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Chikkapete is a neighborhood in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is one of the city's oldest areas and is famous for its Wholesale & Retail Cloths Shops.

Quarter
is one of the oldest localities in Bengaluru is approximately 500 years old area in Bangalore. It is part of in South Bengaluru. The area has several religious temples. is situated 2½ km southwest of Visvesvarapuram.

Suburb
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, is a neighbourhood in central Bangalore. It is named after Thomas Richmond, a barrister in the British India government. "He was an Anglo-Indian philanthropist and the president of the All India Anglo-Indian Association. is situated 3 km northeast of Visvesvarapuram.

Visvesvarapuram

Latitude
12.9509° or 12° 57′ 3″ north
Longitude
77.57961° or 77° 34′ 47″ east
Elevation
909 metres (2,982 feet)
Open location code
7J4VXH2H+9R
Geo­Names ID
6695176
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