Krishnaraja Boulevard

Krishnaraja Boulevard is an important street of Mysore city in Karnataka state of India.

Krishnaraja Boulevard
LocationMysuru, Karnataka, India
Oriental Library
Center for Architecture
Twin Parks of the District Court

Location

Krishnaraja Boulevard is located on the southern side of Mysore between Saraswathipuram and Ballal Circle.[1][2][3]

History

Krishnaraja Boulevard is considered as one of the historic streets of Mysore city. It is maintained with grills on the median and planted with flowering trees on either sides.[4]

Diminishing Glamour

Recently the glamour road has been neglected by the civic authorities and people have started using it as a parking space for vehicles.[5]

Historic Buildings

This double road is dotted with many historic buildings like the Oriental Library, Maharajas College and the Deputy Commissioner Office, the District Court Complex,Urs Boarding School, College of Architecturehttp://www.cfa.ac.in/ and Yuvarajas College. The main office of the Mysore University otherwise known as the Crawford Hall is also located here.

Length

The boulevard is about one km long beginning from the underbridge junction near Balla circle ending at the Hunsur Road on the northern side. According to famous Heritage expert Prof NS Rangaraju, the boulevard is one of the 15 roads identified by the city council for its heritage value.[6]

  • Twin Court Park
  • Chamarajapuram Railway Station
  • Carpet Sellers
  • Maharajas College
  • Nethradama Junction
  • Underbridge junction
  • Yuvarajas College

See also

References
  1. https://streets.openalfa.in/streets/krishnaraja-boulevard-chamarajapuram
  2. http://www.callupcontact.com/Krishnaraja-Boulevard-c7777285.html
  3. https://www.google.com/maps/place/12%C2%B018'11.1%22N+76%C2%B038'22.2%22E/@12.303079,76.638414,18z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d12.303079!4d76.639511
  4. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Krishnaraja-Boulevard-now-a-shadow-of-its-former-self/article14560368.ece
  5. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Krishnaraja-Boulevard-now-a-shadow-of-its-former-self/article14560368.ece
  6. http://www.worldtvnews.co.in/?p=72518
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