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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Original research|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bengaluru Central Business District
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| settlement_type = Central Part of Bengaluru
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| pushpin_map = India Bengaluru
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bengaluru, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.975|N|77.61|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Bangalore Urban]]
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bengaluru]]
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| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[BBMP]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_density_km2 = High
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada]] [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 560XXX
| registration_plate = KA
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[[File:Bangalore-cbd.jpg|thumb|Bangalore CBD, [[M G Road, Bangalore|MG Road]] is seen.]]
The central business district of [[Bengaluru]] is the area within a 7 km radius around [[Vidhan Soudha]].<ref name=":0" /> This is the center of Bangalore and was founded by Kempegowda of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. Most of the land is used by commercial establishments and the Indian Army with plans of skyscrapers under works. It has multiple high-rises including [[UB Tower]]. It also includes heritage properties like the [[Bangalore Fort]] and the Bangalore Pete.

The Collection in [[UB City]] is one of the first luxury shopping malls of [[South India]]. The land in CBD is expensive; [[Brigade Road]] and [[Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore|MG Road]] are amongst the most expensive in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bangalore Central Business District |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264787842_Future_Threats_to_CBD_A_Case_Study_of_Bangalore_CBD |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008204818/http://www.dikshaconsulting.com/Listings.html |archive-date=8 October 2011 |access-date=7 September 2009}}</ref>{{Dubious |Talk section name |reason=unverifiable resource/dead link |date=March 2013}} It also houses many other high streets including [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]] and [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]] as well as the [[Kannada cinema|Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce]]. CBD is a tourist attraction as there are parks, government offices, educational institutions, business houses and hotels, shopping destinations, stadiums, museums, temples, mosques, churches, art galleries and entertainment zones. Since the 2010s, planning and transport studies have described the area as part of a wider urban corridor accommodating service-sector activities, including technology and corporate services, in the context of Bengaluru’s metropolitan expansion.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Bangalore Metro Rail Project – Line R6: Project Document |url=https://www.aiib.org/en/projects/approved/2017/_download/india/document/bangalore-metro-document.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413143908/https://www.aiib.org/en/projects/approved/2017/_download/india/document/bangalore-metro-document.pdf |archive-date=13 April 2024 |access-date=26 November 2025 |publisher=Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank}}</ref> The planned extension of the Namma Metro network under Phase II, approved in 2017 and progressing into the early 2020s, enhanced connectivity along adjoining corridors and supported commercial and residential development near metro-linked districts.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Jobs Near Metro Rail Transit in Bengaluru: Enabling an Accessible and Productive City |url=https://wri-india.org/sites/default/files/BloreJobsMetroPub-17th-Oct-online.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623010550/https://wri-india.org/sites/default/files/BloreJobsMetroPub-17th-Oct-online.pdf |archive-date=23 June 2025 |access-date=26 November 2025 |publisher=WRI India}}</ref>

==Notable roads==
{{Colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* [[M G Road, Bangalore|MG Road]]<ref name="tech"/>
* [[Brigade Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* Magrath Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Richmond Road<ref name="look">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Manoj |title=20 Bengaluru roads to get smart look |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/20-bengaluru-roads-to-get-smart-look-732555.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kasturba Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[Commercial Street, Bangalore|Commercial Street]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]]<ref name="tech"/>
* [[Lavelle Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* Queens Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Cubbon Road<ref name="park"/>
* Millers Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[Cunningham Road]]<ref name="tech">{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=Umesh R. |title=Tech-enabled parking system launched in 10 CBD roads |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/tech-enabled-parking-system-launched-in-10-cbd-roads-889660.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>
* Museum Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Kamaraj Road<ref name="20roads"/>
*Nandidurga Road<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/J9f9r8IHdBx0qstALLSSJL/Solitude-at-Nandidurg-Road.html|title=Solitude at Nandidurg Road|first=Vivek|last=Muthuramalingam|work=mint |date=4 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Infantry Road]]<ref name="20roads"/>
* Dickenson Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Raj Bhavan Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* St. Mark's Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Vittal Mallya Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Residency Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Convent Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Raja Ram Mohan Roy Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Hayes Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* Central Street<ref name="20roads"/>
* Palace Road<ref name="85roads"/>
* St. John's Church Road<ref name="85roads">{{cite news |title=Park smart on these 85 roads |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/park-smart-on-these-85-roads/articleshow/58600997.cms |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref>
* Jumma Masjid Road<ref name="look"/>
* Ali Asker Road<ref name="tech"/>
* Bowring Hospital Road<ref name="20roads"/>
* [[Ulsoor]] Road<ref name="20roads">{{cite news |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Atul |title=20 Central business district roads in Bengaluru to get smart; motorists in for traffic mess |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/20-cbd-roads-to-get-smart-motorists-in-for-traffic-mess/articleshow/66613311.cms |access-date=11 December 2022 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
* Nrupathunga Road<ref name="park"/>
* Dr. Ambedkar Road<ref name="park">{{cite news |title=Parking restrictions in CBD; extra buses for World Cup matches |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2023/Oct/20/parking-restrictions-in-cbd-extra-buses-for-world-cup-matches-2625583.html |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=20 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[J C Road]]<ref name="jam"/>
* Seshadri Road<ref name="jam"/>
* Kempegowda Road (KG Road)<ref name="jam">{{cite news |title=Protests over demonetisation lead to traffic jam in many CBD areas |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/protests-over-demonetisation-lead-to-traffic-jam-in-many-cbd-areas/article20003022.ece |access-date=18 May 2024 |work=The Hindu |date=8 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031704/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/protests-over-demonetisation-lead-to-traffic-jam-in-many-cbd-areas/article20003022.ece |archive-date=9 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* [[Mosque Road]]<ref name="mosque-road2023">{{Cite web |title=Know Your City: With Ramadan in full flow, Bengaluru’s Mosque Road becomes a foodies’ paradise |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/know-your-city-with-ramadan-in-full-flow-bengalurus-mosque-road-becomes-a-foodies-paradise/
|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251125090652/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/know-your-city-with-ramadan-in-full-flow-bengalurus-mosque-road-becomes-a-foodies-paradise/ |archive-date=25 November 2025 |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=The Indian Express |date=9 April 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
*[[Tannery Road]]<ref name="tannery-road2016">{{Cite web |title=Tannery Road: A civic wasteland in Bengaluru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518200402/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/20-bengaluru-roads-to-get-smart-look-732555.html |archive-date=18 May 2024 |url=https://wework.co.in/workspaces/private-office-space/bangalore/ |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=20 June 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
*Wheeler Road
*Kengal Hanumantaiah Double Road<ref name="khdoubleroad">{{Cite web |title=On the Road: Kengal Hanumanthaiah (KH) Road, Bangalore |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2009/Sep/29/on-the-road-90155.html
|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251125091058/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2009/Sep/29/on-the-road-90155.html |archive-date=25 November 2025 |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 September 2009}}</ref>
*Mission Road<ref name="mission-road-traffic">{{Cite web |title=Mission Road, Bengaluru – Road partially shut for pipeline work |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/mission-road-partially-shut/articleshow/110344355.cms
|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525133905/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/mission-road-partially-shut/articleshow/110344355.cms |archive-date=25 May 2024 |access-date=26 November 2025}}</ref>
{{Colend}}

==Neighborhoods ==
The following are the neighborhoods either fully or partially located in the Central Business District

{{Colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
===Northern Part===
*[[Vasanth Nagar]]
*[[Frazer Town]]
*[[Cooke Town]]
*[[Cox Town, Bangalore|Cox Town]]
*Benson Town
*Jayamahal

===Eastern Part===
*[[Richmond Town]]
*Sampangiramanagar
*[[Pink Line (Namma Metro)|Langford Town]]
*Shantala Nagar
*[[Austin Town]]
*[[Vivek Nagar]]
*Agram
*Sivanacheti Gardens
*[[Ulsoor]]

===Western Part===
*[[Gandhi Nagar, Bangalore|Gandhinagar]]
*[[Seshadripuram]]
*[[Binnypete]]

===Southern Part===
*[[Chickpet]]
*[[Chamarajpet]]
*[[Kalasipalyam]]
*[[Wilson Garden]]
*[[Adugodi]]
{{Colend}}

==Important landmarks ==
[[File:Vidhan Souda Karnataka.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Vidhana Soudha]] in Bangalore CBD is the legislature seat of [[Karnataka]]]]
[[File:Bangalore High Court From Cubbon Park.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Karnataka High Court]]]]
[[File:Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall Bangalore Edit1.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Bangalore Town Hall|Town Hall]]]]
[[File:UB City, Bangalore.JPG|alt=|thumb|[[UB City]]]]
[[File:Public Utility Building Bangalore.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Public Utility Building]]]]
[[File:Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]]]
*[[Vidhana Soudha]] (State legislature of Karnataka)
*[[Freedom Park, Bangalore|Freedom Park]]
*[[National Gallery of Modern Art, Bangalore|National Gallery of Modern Art]]
*Department of Industries and Commerce
*National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development
*State Bank of India - International Branch
*Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium
*Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation
*India Meteorological Department
*[[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] Corporate Office
*[[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya|General Thimmayya]] National Academy Of Adventure
*[[Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru|Raj Bhavan]] Karnataka
*[[Madras Engineer Group|Madras Sappers]]
*Board of Technical Examinations
*Department of Archaeology and Museums
*Karnataka State Central Library
*[[Reserve Bank of India]]
*[[Bangalore Palace]]
*[[Lal Bagh]] Botanical Gardens
*[[Bangalore Fort]]
*Vikasa Soudha
*Commissionerate of Social Welfare Department
*[[UB City]]
*Department of Information and Public Relations
*Central Revenue Building
*[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] - Indian Army
*Karnataka and Kerala Sub Area HQ of Army
*Kempegowda Majestic Metro Station (the largest station in Asia)
*[[Cubbon Park]]
*Press Club of Bengaluru
*[[Government of Karnataka|Karnataka Government Museum]]
*[[Kodandera M. Cariappa|General Cariappa]] Memorial Park
*India Post General Post Office
*Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park
*[[Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath]]
*Bangalore Turf Club
*[[Ulsoor Lake]]
*[[Russell Market|Russel Market]]
*[[Bangalore Club]]
*[[Bangalore Cantonment railway station]]
*[[Bangalore City railway station]]
*[[Venkatappa Art Gallery]]
*[[Karnataka Police|Bangalore Police]] Headquarters
*Central Press Information Bureau, Bangalore
*Traffic Headquarters
*St. Mary's Basilica
*[[Bangalore Town Hall]]
*Bowring Institute
*Karnataka Housing Board
*BESCOM Corporate Office
*BWSSB Corporate Office
*State Youth And Sports Centre
*Karnataka Institute of Cricket
*Century Club
*Karnataka Examinations Authority
*Home Guards & Civil Defence Academy
*Bangalore Hockey Stadium
*[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]]
*[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
*Bangalore Football Stadium
*[[Karnataka High Court|High Court of Karnataka]]
*Manekshaw Parade Grounds
*[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee TTMC]]
*[[Canara Bank]] Head Office
*[[Bangalore East railway station]]
*National Games Village
*Mysore Bank Circle
*St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral
*[[Dodda Basavana Gudi]]
*[[East Parade Church]]
*[[State Bank of India]] Local Head Office
*[[Krishi Bhavan]]
*[[Bank of Baroda]] International Branch (formerly Head Office of [[Vijaya Bank]])
*[[Ashoka Pillar]]
*[[Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Bangalore)|Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station]]
*[[Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple]]
*[[Binny Mills]]
*Lulu Mall
*[[Life Insurance Corporation]] Jeevan Prakash Building
*Coles Park
*[[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore|Mount Carmel College]]
*[[Bangalore Stock Exchange]]
*Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurudwara, Halasuru
*[[Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences , Whitefield]]

==Tallest buildings==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! width="145" |Name
! Image
! width="50" |Height
! Floors
! Year
! Use
|-
| 1
| [[UB Tower]]
| [[File:UB tower.jpg|166x166px|[[UB City|UB Tower]]]]
| {{convert|123|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 20
| 2008
| Commercial
|-
| 2
| Kingfisher Tower
|
| {{convert|122|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 34
| 2018
| Residential
|-
| 3
| Concorde Tower
|
| {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 20
| 2008
| Commercial
|-
| 4
| Prestige Trade Tower
|
| {{convert|115|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 27
| 2017
| Commercial
|-
| 5
| [[Public Utility Building]]
|
| {{convert|106|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 25
| 1973
| Commercial
|-
| 6
| Canberra Tower
|
| {{convert|105|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 20
| 2008
|
|-
|}

===Under construction or planned===

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! width="145" |Name
! width="75" |Height
! Floors
! Year
|-
| 01.01
| Bengaluru Turf Tower
| {{convert|660|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 156
| Cancelled
|-
| 02.02
| Wearesf Towers
| {{convert|440|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 109
| 2015
|-
| 03.03
| KTRE ARFD Tower
| {{convert|400|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 90
| 2016
|-
| 04.04
| ASTA VIBRANT Towers
| {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 94
| 2012
|-
| 03.03
| Golden Empire
| {{convert|288|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 68
| 2018
|-
| 03.03
| Karnataka Financial Towers
| {{convert|245|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| 57
| 2019
|}

==Consulates ==
* {{flagicon|Japan}} Consulate-General of Japan
* {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Consulate General of Israel, Bangalore|Consulate-General of Israel]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} Consulate-General of Germany
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Consulate-General of Switzerland
* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Deputy High Commission and Trade Office of United Kingdom
* {{flagicon|France}} Consulate- General of France
* Consulate of United States of America (temporarily at JW Marriot)

==Gallery==

<gallery caption="Aerial views">
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 4.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 3.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 5.jpg| Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
File:UBtowers.jpg|[[UB City]] at night
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Bengaluru topics}}
[[Category:Geography of Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Central business districts in India]]

Bengaluru Central Business District - Revision history

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