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BENGALURU
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Bengaluru Heritage Information System

Bengaluru Heritage and History is a technology-enabled documentation project of the urban social technology firm, Mapunity, focused on the local history of the city. It combines information on different aspects of the heritage of cities - the built form, a chronology, cultural distinction, and more - to make it easier to know and celebrate the heritage of the city and the region around it.
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Available features :

  • Places of interest, shown on a local map
  • Directions to key places, along with travel information
  • A chronology of the past in the region around the city
  • Examples of vernacular architecture from the region
  • Local cuisine and popular dishes
  • Local crafts that are distinctive to the region
  • Local folklore, art, and dances
  • A quick learning platform the local language of the city
  • Museums and galleries where local history can be understood and experienced
  • An events calendar listing the dates on which different notable events are scheduled
  • Books about the city that are sold in stores and online
  • Walking tours in the city
  • Bus tours of the city
  • Day trips from the city to places of historical interest nearby.
  • Pictures, videos and audio clips of historical interest
  • Maps of the city at different times in the past
  • A social toolbox for users to create and maintain their own memories linked to history and heritage.
  • Information about governance of history-related matters in the city.

TIMELINE

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350 AD - 1000 AD Western Ganga Dynasty
550 AD - 753 AD The Chalukyas
750 AD Hebbal-Kittayya Inscription...
753 AD - 1000 AD The Rashtrakutas
900 AD Begur Temple
900 AD Earliest 'Bengaluru' reference
950 AD - 1336 AD Hoysalas at Belur
1004 AD - 1117 AD The reign of Cholas
1343 AD - 1565 AD Vijayanagar Empire
1565 AD Kingdom of Mysore
1569 AD - 1569 AD Kempe Gowda
1570 AD - 1570 AD Someshwara Temple
1638 AD - 1687 AD Captured by the Marathas
1687 AD - 1690 AD The Mughals
1690 AD Kote Venkataramana Temple
1690 AD - 1947 AD Wadiyar Dynasty
1720 AD - 1782 AD Hyder Ali, King of Mysore
1753 AD - 1799 AD Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore
1761 AD Hyder Ali builds Bangalore...
1767 AD - 1770 AD The 'Rocket' boys
1780 AD Lal Bagh
1790 AD Jumma Masjid
1791 AD British capture Bangalore
1791 AD Tipu Sultan's Summer palace
1792 AD Cornwallis defeats Tipu
1799 AD - 1811 AD Purnaiah, First Diwan of...
1800 AD - 1800 AD Postal Services
1806 AD - 1881 AD British Cantonment in...
1808 AD - 1808 AD St. Mark's Cathedral
1824 AD The rebellion of Kittur...
1834 AD First Commissioner of...
1840 AD Girls' Education
1840 AD - 1840 AD Newspaper
1842 AD - 1842 AD The Residency (Raj Bhavan)
1850 AD Balabrooie Guest house
1852 AD Holy Trinity Church
1860 AD - 1962 AD Sir MV
1861 AD Sir Richard Hieram Sankey
1862 AD - 1870 AD Lewin Bowring
1862 AD Bangalore City Municipality
1864 AD Karnataka High Court
1864 AD - 1864 AD City connects by train
1865 AD - 1956 AD Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel
1875 AD St. Mary's Basilica
1876 AD - 1878 AD The Great Famine
1881 AD - 1947 AD The return of Diwans
1881 AD - 1883 AD C. V. Rangacharlu - First...
1881 AD - 1881 AD Rendition of 1881
1881 AD - 1937 AD Karnad Sadashiva Rao
1882 AD St. Joseph's College
1882 AD - 1882 AD Whitefield, 1882
1883 AD - 1901 AD Sir K Seshadri Iyer
1884 AD - 1884 AD Binny Mills
1887 AD - 1975 AD Dr. DVG
1890 AD - 1890 AD City's first departmental...
1890 AD - 1890 AD Lalbagh's Glass House
1890 AD - 1890 AD Bangalore becomes State...
1891 AD - 1986 AD Masti Venkatesh
1894 AD - 1894 AD City gets protected water...
1895 AD - 1967 AD Violin Maestro
1896 AD - 1896 AD The Silk route
1897 AD - 1897 AD Wodeyars of Mysore
1900 AD Victoria Hospital
1902 AD - 1940 AD Krishnaraja Wadiyar,...
1904 AD Hudson Memorial Church
1905 AD - 1905 AD First Indian city to be...
1906 AD Queen Victoria's statue
1908 AD - 1971 AD ANaKru
1908 AD - 1934 AD Leslie C. Coleman
1909 AD Indian Institute of Science
1910 AD Manikyavelu Mansion
1913 AD State's first Farm school
1915 AD - 1915 AD State Central Library
1915 AD - 1915 AD Kannada Sahitya Parishath
1916 AD - 1916 AD The land of Sandalwood
1917 AD Daly Memorial Hall
1920 AD - 1920 AD Gandhi visits Bangalore
1921 AD - 2005 AD Dr. HN
1923 AD - 1966 AD Bangalore's Rocky Balboa
1926 AD - 1941 AD Sir Mirza Ismail, Dewan of...
1926 AD - 1926 AD Football enthusiasts
1930 AD Nobel Prize for Sir C V Raman
1934 AD - 1934 AD 18 hour swimming record
1934 AD - 1934 AD First Kannada movie
1935 AD Puttanachetty Town hall
1939 AD - 1939 AD Nilgiris first store
1940 AD - 1940 AD HAL
1940 AD Jamia Masjid
1942 AD Bangalore and World War II
1943 AD Sri Guru Singh Sabha
1943 AD - 1943 AD Quit India
1947 AD - 1952 AD K C Reddy, the First CM
1948 AD Raman Research Institute
1949 AD Bangalore City Corporation
1955 AD - 1955 AD Radio waves in the City
1956 AD Vidhan Soudha
1956 AD - 1956 AD Karnataka' is born
1965 AD - 1965 AD Karnataka Milk Federation
1974 AD - 1974 AD Cricket fever!
1974 AD - 1974 AD City gets Cauvery water
1975 AD - 1975 AD Yelahanka Satellite town
1975 AD Dharmambudhi lake becomes...
1978 AD - 1978 AD Inception of a new city
1981 AD - 1981 AD City's first look at...
1995 AD Kanteerva Stadium
2008 AD - 2008 AD Bangalore Airport
2011 AD Namma Metro Operational
2013 AD - 2013 AD The end of Telegraph
2014 AD Bangalore becomes Bengaluru
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