Description of the attraction
LalBagh Botanical Garden is located in the southern part of Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. Its name "Lal Bagh", which means "red garden", the garden got due to the large number of roses growing in it. The founder of the garden is Haydar Ali, one of the most famous rulers of the principality of Mysore (later - the state of Karnataka). It was by his order that a garden was laid out on an area of about 16 hectares, which was intended for his personal use. Plants for the garden were brought from almost all over the world - Persia, Afghanistan, France, England. A complex irrigation system was also specially built, which not only irrigated the land, but also made it possible to create wonderful fountains and lotus ponds. Later, Haydar's son Ali Tipu Sultan was involved in the development of the garden, who added to the already existing collection of rare and exotic plants.
In 1856, LalBagh received the status of the Government Botanical Garden, and since then has been the object of scientific research. And in the 1870s, in honor of the arrival of the Prince of Wales, on the initiative of the caretaker of the garden, John Cameron, the construction of the Glass House began, the model for which was the London Crystal Palace. Today, the Glass House annually (in January and August) hosts flower exhibitions, which are visited by tourists from all over the world.
In addition to the Glass House, another attraction of Lal Bagh is the Kempe Govda monument, located on the top of a rocky formation, which is about 3 million years old. Almost the entire garden can be seen from the top of this hill.
At the moment, LalBagh is one of the largest botanical gardens in Asia, it is located on more than 97 hectares of land. On the territory of the garden, there are about 1854 plant species, including very rare species.
You can get to LalBagh through one of the four main gates - South (considered main), North, West or East. The garden is open to the public all year round, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. admission is paid.
