Church Street, Bangalore

A view of Church Street in June 2018.

Church Street is a busy street in the Central Business District of Bangalore, India.^[1] It is a 750-metre stretch^[2] from Brigade Road to St. Mark's Road, running parallel to M G Road. The street is named for St. Mark's Cathedral to which it leads.^[3]

A tourist hotspot,^[4] Church Street is a major shopping and nightlife area.^[1] It is also a popular New Year's Eve celebration centre.^[5]

In 2017, redevelopment work began on Church Street at a cost of ₹9 crore, which made it the first street in the city to be paved from granite cobblestones.^[6] The cobblestones were laid in a Kasuti pattern to reflect Karnataka's cultural heritage.^[7]

In 2020, Church Street ran a pilot project called Clean Air Street during which the street was converted into a pedestrian zone with a complete ban on automobile traffic.^[8]

See also

• 2014 Bangalore bombing – an IED blast on Church Street that caused one death and injuries to four others. The attack was suspected to have been carried out by the terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen.^[9]

References

1. Chaturvedi, Atul (17 January 2017). "Finally, Church Street to get Rs 9-crore facelift". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. "Church Street to host carnival on weekends". Bangalore Mirror. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
3. Shekhar, Divya (11 June 2018). "How Bengaluru's Church Street transformed from a residential locality to a commercial hub". Economic Times. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
4. "Church Street will wear a new look in six months". The Times of India. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
5. "Bengaluru cops ready for New Year revellers". Business Standard. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. Raj, Arpita (27 September 2017). "Church Street being covered with cobblestones, may be ready by December". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
7. "Church Street to open only in December?". Deccan Chronicle. No. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
8. "Bengaluru: Church Street comes alive". Bangalore Mirror. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
9. Johnson, TA (29 December 2014). "One woman killed, 3 injured in IED blast on Bangalore's Church Street". The Indian Express. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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