Church Street, Bangalore
Church Street is a busy street in the Central Business District of Bangalore, India.[1] It is a 750-metre stretch[2] from Brigade Road to St. Mark's Road, running parallel to M G Road. The street is named for St. Mark's Cathedral to which it leads.[3]
A tourist hotspot,[4] Church Street is a major shopping and nightlife area.[1] It is also a popular New Year's Eve celebration centre.[5]
In 2017, redevelopment work began on Church Street at a cost of ₹9 crore, which made it the first street in the city to be paved from granite cobblestones.[6] The cobblestones were laid in a Kasuti pattern to reflect Karnataka's cultural heritage.[7]
In 2020, Church Street ran a pilot project called Clean Air Street during which the street was converted into a pedestrian zone with a complete ban on automobile traffic.[8]
See also
- 2014 Bangalore bombing – an IED blast on Church Street that caused one death and injuries to four others. The attack was suspected to have been carried out by the terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen.[9]
References
- Chaturvedi, Atul (17 January 2017). "Finally, Church Street to get Rs 9-crore facelift". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Church Street to host carnival on weekends". Bangalore Mirror. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Shekhar, Divya (11 June 2018). "How Bengaluru's Church Street transformed from a residential locality to a commercial hub". Economic Times. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- "Church Street will wear a new look in six months". The Times of India. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Bengaluru cops ready for New Year revellers". Business Standard. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Raj, Arpita (27 September 2017). "Church Street being covered with cobblestones, may be ready by December". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Church Street to open only in December?". Deccan Chronicle. No. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Bengaluru: Church Street comes alive". Bangalore Mirror. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- Johnson, TA (29 December 2014). "One woman killed, 3 injured in IED blast on Bangalore's Church Street". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
