Bangalore Town Hall

Bangalore Town Hall
The Town Hall, in 2010
Alternative names	Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall
General information
Type	Town hall
Architectural style	Neoclassical architecture
Location	Bangalore Karnataka India
Address	112J C Road,Bangalore Karnataka
Coordinates	12.9581°N 77.5833°E/12.9581; 77.5833
Construction started	6 March 1933
Completed	11 September 1935
Renovated	March 1990
Cost	Rs 175,000 (Unadjusted for inflation)
Owner	Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Technical details
Floor count	2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sri S. Lakshminarasappa
Civil engineer	Sir Mirza Ismail
Main contractor	Sri Chikkananjundappa

Sir K. P. Puttanna Chetty Town Hall,locally commonly referred to asBangalore Town Hall,is aneoclassicalmunicipal buildinginBangalore,India,named after thephilanthropistand former president ofBangalore City Municipality,Sir K.P Puttanna Chetty.

History

The building was commissioned and inaugurated byYuvaraja Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wadiyarand designed bySir Mirza Ismail.Foundation stone for the building was laid byMaharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IVon 6 March 1933. The building was completed on 11 September 1935.

The structure features a flight of steps leading to the entrance porch resting onTuscancolumns with identical columns extending on either sides.

Due to improper acoustics, a renovation was proposed estimated at Rs 1,000,000 in 1976. Postponements delayed renovations till March 1990, when the building was finally closed for renovation. The cost then was Rs 6.5 million (approximately US$371,400).

The auditorium has two floors with a previous total capacity of 1,038 seats. Theseating capacityhas been reduced to 810 following the renovations.

References

• The Story of Town Hall