Glass house
Iron and glass.
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Lalbagh Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Bengaluru, Karnataka, about 2.7 km in a straight line south of the city centre. Its name means «red garden», though «lal» can also mean «beloved». Hyder Ali, ruler of the Sultanate of Mysore, ordered the garden in 1760, and his son Tipu Sultan completed it. Under later superintendents it introduced many ornamental and useful plants, and its central glass house, built in 1890, still hosts large flower shows in the weeks of Republic Day in January and Independence Day in August. The glass house, an elegant hall of iron and glass, stands at the heart of wide lawns, flower beds and avenues shaded by huge old trees. Beside a small lake rises a large rock topped by a little watchtower built under Kempegowda II, and together with Cubbon Park the garden is a green refuge for many birds in the middle of the city. Entry carries a small fee, and the garden opens early in the morning, when walkers arrive. The flower shows are very crowded, so come on an ordinary day if you want quiet.
Iron and glass.
Shaded avenues.
January and August.
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Around Republic Day and Independence Day.
Early in the morning.
