Bangalore, India architecture, with government, historical, and religious buildings

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Introduction to Indian Architecture:
Arts of Asia
Take a journey through Indian architecture from the dawn of civilization to the present with this colorful, attractive 144 page hardcover book. Styles examined here include Hindu, Jain, Mughal (Islamic) and colonial (British) architecture, culminating in landmarks still existent today. Themes such as water architecture and the architecture of science also figure prominently, giving many westerners their first glimpse of these styles.

The informative text, complemented by 400 photographs, watercolors, maps and plans, provide compelling evidence of India's influence on building design throughout history.
Indian Art
The grave, sensuous, and infinitely varied arts of India have long been admired in the West. This engaging book tells the story clearly and vividly from the first, still mysterious, beginnings in the Indus valley, through the great masterpieces of Buddhist and Hindu art to the coming of Islam, the eclectic culture of the Mughal court, and the golden age of miniature painting.
The Royal Palaces of India
232 page soft cover. Indian palaces are most often vast complexes of enormous dimensions. And although ruins outnumber well-maintained structures, Michell animates all the many stunning examples of Hindu and Muslim fortresses and royal residences portrayed in the illuminating photographs. An insightful text offers an overview of India's history as it is revealed through descriptions of various architectural styles and how they developed. Among the book's incredible images are interior details of spectacular carvings, mirror-work patterns, murals, and tile work, and facades are aglow with saturated red sandstone, colored friezes, and copper-wrapped domes punctuating the blue skies surrounding them.
India Modern
176 page hard cover. Today, Indian design is a fascinating mixture of local styles and modern interpretations. Innovative ideas are being introduced not only by Indians, but by foreign architects and designers who have moved to India. India Modern showcases the latest in Indian style, from the first boutique hotel in Delhi, The Manor, to the restored fortress, and now hotel, of Devigarh, where each room is designed around a particular theme. Divided into four sections-Breaking with Tradition, Reworking Legacy, Courtyard and Tent, and Retreats-India Modern reveals the changing face of Indian interior design.
Network City: Planning the Information Society in Bangalore
The author examines the developments in Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, against the backdrop of a global institutional commitment to the information society as a model for development in the twenty-first century.

Architecture

I intend to add more text here soon. Meanwhile, just enjoy the views of the incredible buildings.

Government

Bangalore Corporation Building (City Hall)
Attara Kacheri (Karnataka High Court)
Attara Kacheri (closer view)
Vidhana Soudha (Karnataka Legislature Building)
Vidhana Soudha (Main Entrance)
Vidhana Soudha (Main Entrance Ceiling Detail)

Historical

A close paraphrasing of the sign at the Tippu Sultan's Palace:

Date - (1781 - 1791) This is a splendid structure now extant within the old fort, next to the Sri Venkataramana temple. It was of two storeys with a large open courtyard in front, originally with a fountain. Small ornamental gardens with the choicest of eastern and western blossoms adorned either side. The stately fluted wooden pillars on the front and rear are connected by cusped arches and brackets in Indo-Islamic style.

The walls and wooden ceilings of the entire palace are painted in floral motifs on madder red surfaces, in muted warm colors, gilded in great detail and beauty. The eastern and western projecting balconies of the upper floor contained the seat of state where the Sultan conducted affairs of the state. The Zanana chambers on the sides had lower ceilings but were richly ornamented. An inscription in the palace describes it as an "abode of happiness" and "envy of heaven."