Brindavan Gardens
The Brindavan Gardens, then called the Krishnarajendra Terrace Garden, on the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam site, one of the most beautifully laid out terrace gardens in the world. It is world famous for its symmetric design. The creative beautification of the whole dam complex has been the achievement of Sir Mirza Ismail, the then Dewan of the princely State of Mysore. The garden is designed based on the Shalimar Gardens of Kashmir in the Mughal style. The Department of Horticulture in 1927 started the work of laying out this garden.
The garden is enriched with fountains, terraces, parterres, running and cascading waterchannels, water chutes, lush green lawns,
flower beds, shrubs and trees. This garden is a public park and it is
one of the important tourist spots of India. The boating pond in the
midst of the garden is a location where the visitors can enjoy a boat
ride around the famous statue of Goddess Kaveri. It is a mesmerizing
sight when the whole garden is lit up in the evenings. Today, the
Brindavan Gardens is world famous for its ethereal beauty, grandeur and
illumination/ musical fountain.
KRS Dam :The Krishnaraja Sagar dam is, one of the principal dams in South India. The KRS dam, built across the river Cauvery is named after Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. The Chief Engineer, Sir M. Vishveswaraya engineered the construction of the dam during the Wadeyar kings regime in 1932. It is built close to confluence of three rivers cauvery, Hemavathi & Lakshmana Teertha. The length of the dam is 2621 meters & height 39 meters. The reservoir itself is spread over an area of 130 Sq. Kms.
Fountain :The Musical and dancing fountain, located in the North Brindavan Garden, is the main attraction of the visitors. The water, coloured lights and music are synchronized fountain to create a water ballet controlled by an aquatic organ operated through a controller. A laser show has also been developed for visitors’ attraction The illumination timing is the same as that for the garden. Crowds gather in large numbers at the gallery provided for the viewers.Information
The garden is maintained by the Senior Assistant Director of Horticulture, K.R.S.
Garden Timings: 6.30 A.M. to 9.00 P.M.
Timings :
JAN - SEPT :-Mon- Fri 7.00 to 7.55 p.m. 6.30 to 7.30 p.m.
OCT TO DEC :-Sat to Sun 7.00 to 8.55 p.m. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.
Videography is prohibited
Mysore Palace
The Maharaja's Palace is one of the important sights in Mysore. Built in Indo-Saracenic style with domes, turrets, arches and colonnades,the Palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and works of art from all over the world. Intricately carved doors open on to luxuriously furnished rooms. The majestic Durbar Hall has an ornate ceiling and many sculpted pillars. The magnificent jewel studded golden throne of the Wodeyars is displayed here during the Dasera festival. Illuminated on Sundays and public holidays, the palace presents a spectacle of breathtaking beauty.
The palace gets 25 lakhs (2.5 million) visitors a year.
Chamundi Hills
A well known 335 metres high landmark,Chamundi Hill can be reached by a 13 km road or by climbing up the 1,000 steps laid out by the Mysore Maharaja in the 17th century.
Half-way up along the stone steps is Nandi, Lord Shiva's Bull, a majestic 4.8 metre monolith.At the top is the 12th century temple of Chamundeshwari, the patron goddess of the Wodeyars.Close to the temple is the gigantic statue of the demon Mahishasura
The Art Gallery
The Jaganmohan Palace was converted into an art gallery in 1875 and exhibits paintings which date back to that period. The artists of that time used natural vegetable and mineral dyes. The famous traditional Mysore 'gold leaf ' paintings are also exhibited in the gallery, as are oil paintings of contemporary artist like Raja Ravi Varma and Svetoslav Roerich
Rail Museum
ThRail Museum was set up in 1979, situated at Krishnaraja Sagar Road,is home to priceless locomotives, coaches, paintinga and photographs narrating the "Rail Story".The highlight here is the Chamundi Gallery that showcases a unique and interesting collection of photographs and paintings depicting the development of the railways.
There is also a Maharani's Saloon built in the year 1889 in UK and then there on a kitchen, dining car and a royal toilet was built in Mysore in 1914. One of the first steam engines was built, it is indeed remarkably well kept. There is also a battery-operated mini-train, which takes you for a fancy ride along the grounds.
Other rare items which are present are Austin Rail Motor built in the year 1925 has a body of an Austin car and four locomotive wheels, and Krishnaraja Wadiyar's personal telephone from 1930.
Mysore zoo
Mysore Zoo was originally created in 1892 on 10 acres of the summer palace of Maharaja Chamaraja Wodeyar, and was originally called the Palace Zoo. The zoo was originally set up by G.H. Krumbeigal, a German landscaper and horticulturist.
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