The City Beautiful : A Celebration Of The Architectural Heritage And City-Aesthetics Of Bangalore
By
T.P. Issar
Contributor
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Item Type
Hardbound
Periodical
0
Serial
3104
Publisher
Bangalore Urban Art Commission
Description
208
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[Summary Plus Entry] Written by senior bureaucrat and heritage enthusiast T.P. Issar under the auspices of the Bangalore Urban Art Commission, this landmark 208-page volume is a definitive celebration of Bangalore's historic urban landscape. The book exhaustively documents the city's transitioning identity from a colonial garrison town and "Garden City" into a modern metropolis. It showcases iconic architectural landmarks, spanning majestic public structures like the Greco-Roman Attara Kacheri (High Court) and Vidhana Soudha, alongside the vanishing heritage of classic colonial-era Tudor and classical style bungalows, lush stone conservatories (like Lalbagh), and traditional local cantonment layouts. It acts as an essential historic record safeguarding Bangalore's distinct urban aesthetics before the tech-boom of the late 20th century.
Keyword
T.P. Issar, Bangalore Architecture, Garden City, Colonial Bungalows, Public Buildings, Bangalore Urban Art Commission, Heritage Conservation
Accession No.
3104
Current Location
Neeti Bagh
Status
Available
Category
Architecture-India