K. R. Market

K R Market, also known as City Market, is the largest wholesale market dealing with commodities in Bangalore, India. It is named after Krishnarajendra Wodeyar, a former ruler of the princely state of Mysore.
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  • Type: Commercial area
  • Description: human settlement in India
  • Also known as: “Krishna Rajendra City Market”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bangalore Fort and Victoria Hospital.

Fort
Photo: Pavithrah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 310 metres south of K. R. Market.

Hospital
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is a government run hospital affiliated with Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. It is the largest hospital in , India. is situated 370 metres southwest of K. R. Market.

Photo: SanoTRajah, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 740 metres south of K. R. Market.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chickpet and Gandhi Nagar.

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.

Suburb
is a locality situated in . It is a bustling neighbourhood of Central Bengaluru.

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, also known as Bengaluru, is the capital of the state of . It is a large, cosmopolitan city with a large working population. is the major centre of India's information technology industry and is known worldwide as the "Silicon Valley of India".

K. R. Market

Latitude
12.96568° or 12° 57′ 56″ north
Longitude
77.57627° or 77° 34′ 35″ east
Inception
1928
Open location code
7J4VXH8G+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36885140
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­retail
Wiki­data ID
Q18386400
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In Other Languages

From Indonesian to Kannada—“K. R. Market” goes by many names.
  • Indonesian: “Pasar KR”
  • Kannada: “ಕೃಷ್ಣರಾಜೇಂದ್ರ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ”
  • Kannada: “ಕೆ. ಆರ್. ಮಾರ್ಕೆಟ್”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include City Market and Krishna Rajendra Market Police Station.

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