Church Street, Bengaluru

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Church Street, Bengaluru
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Church Street signpost
A view of Church Street in June 2018. Bangalore Church street trees 3.jpg
A view of Church Street in June 2018.

Church Street is a busy street in the Central Business District of Bengaluru, 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chaturvedi, Atul (17 January 2017). "Finally, Church Street to get Rs 9-crore facelift". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Church Street to host carnival on weekends". Bangalore Mirror. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Church Street will wear a new look in six months". The Times of India. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Bengaluru cops ready for New Year revellers". Business Standard. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Raj, Arpita (27 September 2017). "Church Street being covered with cobblestones, may be ready by December". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Church Street to open only in December?". Deccan Chronicle. No. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bengaluru: Church Street comes alive". Bangalore Mirror. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ↑ 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.

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