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'''Brigade Road''' is a large [[Commerce|commercial]] centre and one of the busiest [[shopping]] areas in the heart of [[Bangalore]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.karnataka.com/tourism/bangalore/ |title=Bangalore {{!}} Bengaluru {{!}} Garden City {{!}} Bangalore Tourism {{!}} Silicon Valley Of India<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=1 April 2008 |archive-date=31 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331062514/http://www.karnataka.com/tourism/bangalore/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the capital of [[Karnataka|Karnataka State]], [[India]]. It is a one-way connecting road from [[M G Road, Bangalore|M G Road]] to [[Hosur Road]], also connecting Residency Road and [[Church Street, Bangalore|Church Street]] on the way.<br />
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==Description==<br />
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Notable buildings on this road include St. Patrick's Church and the Bangalore Opera House. The Opera House is currently on lease to [[Samsung]] and is called the Samsung Opera House. The multinational uses it as an Experience Centre and store.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Binary Saga: Samsung Opera House, Bengaluru|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/69830/where-heritage-and-technology-met-samsung-opera-house-bengaluru|access-date=2020-08-30|website=outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/|language=en|archive-date=18 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218021938/https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/69830/where-heritage-and-technology-met-samsung-opera-house-bengaluru|url-status=live}}</ref> Another notable landmark is the Sapper War Memorial, a [[World War I|First World War]] memorial dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the [[Madras Engineer Group|Madras Sappers & Miners (Madras Engineer Group)]].<br />
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The road is most famous as a commercial centre. It has several shopping centres, bookstores and retail outlets of international brands. It has many cafes, restaurants, pubs and other such happening places. The road has been a [[New Year]] celebration hub in the city for many years and the entire length of the street is usually adorned with fairy lights stretching across its width for the celebrations. The first [[KFC]] outlet in India opened on Brigade Road in June&nbsp;1995.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Farmers Attack Kentucky Fried Chicken Outlet|url=https://apnews.com/article/f10e0bf96063e4ae01866cb66c96973c|access-date=2021-01-05|website=AP NEWS|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107101405/https://apnews.com/article/f10e0bf96063e4ae01866cb66c96973c|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=White|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zz1L3nnNmMcC&pg=PA68|title=A short course in international marketing blunders [electronic resource]: mistakes made by companies that should have known better|date=2009|publisher=World Trade Press|isbn=978-1-60780-008-8|language=en|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=7 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107101403/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=zz1L3nnNmMcC&pg=PA68&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In 2004, [[parking meter]]s were imported from [[France]] to manage the 85 parking slots on the road. On an average, 1400 cars, park in a day.<ref name="parking">{{cite news|title=Military precision on Brigade Road|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/military-precision-on-brigade-road/article4822474.ece|date=17 June 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=Bangalore|access-date=2013-08-06}}</ref><br />
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==Connectivity==<br />
Brigade Road has a bus station. It can also be accessed from the [[Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Bangalore)|M G Road metro station]] on the [[Purple Line (Namma Metro)|Purple Line]] of [[Namma Metro]].<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Brigade Road Bangalore.jpg|Brigade Road, Bangalore, in the evening<br />
File:KFC Brigade Road Bangalore.jpg|[[KFC]] restaurant on Brigade Road<br />
File:Brigade Road, Bangalore (346718297).jpg|Fairy lights installed for [[New Year]] celebrations<br />
File:Brigade Road facing MG Road.jpg|alt=Northern section of Brigade Road|thumb|A view of the northern part of Brigade Road, facing its [[M G Road, Bangalore|M. G. Road]] entrance<br />
File:Sapper War Memorial.jpg|The [[Madras Engineer Group|Sapper]] War Memorial<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bangalore]]<br />
* [[Tourist attractions in Bangalore]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Commons category|Brigade Road, Bangalore}}<br />
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{{Geographic Location<br />
|title = '''Areas of Bangalore'''<br />
|Northwest = Residency Road<br />
|North = [[M G Road, Bangalore]]<br />
|Northeast = M G Road,Bangalore<br />
|West = Museum Road<br />
|Centre = Brigade Road<br />
|East = Richmond Road<br />
|Southwest = Richmond Road<br />
|South = [[Hosur Road]]/Johnson Market<br />
|Southeast = Wood Street/Victoria Road<br />
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[[Category:Roads in Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bangalore]]<br />
[[Category:Shopping districts and streets in India]]<br />
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