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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<mapframe latitude="12.97516" longitude="77.604375" zoom="15" width="221" height="133" align="right">{
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}</mapframe>[[Image:Bangalore Church street trees 3.jpg|thumb|A view of Church Street in June 2018.]]
'''Church Street''' is one of the busiest streets in the [[Bangalore Central Business District|Central Business District]] of [[Bangalore]], India.<ref name=atul>{{cite news|last1=Chaturvedi|first1=Atul|title=Finally, Church Street to get Rs 9-crore facelift|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/finally-church-street-to-get-rs-9-crore-facelift/articleshow/56608584.cms|access-date=15 January 2018|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=17 January 2017}}</ref> It is a 750-metre stretch<ref>{{cite news|title=Church Street to host carnival on weekends|url=http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/bangalore/civic/church-street-to-host-carnival-on-weekends/articleshow/60903135.cms|access-date=15 January 2018|work=Bangalore Mirror|date=2 October 2017}}</ref> from [[Brigade Road]] to St. Mark's Road, running parallel to [[M G Road, Bangalore|M G Road]]. The street is named for [[St. Mark's Cathedral, Bangalore|St. Mark's Cathedral]] to which it leads.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shekhar|first1=Divya|date=11 June 2018|title=How Bengaluru's Church Street transformed from a residential locality to a commercial hub|work=Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/how-bengalurus-church-street-transformed-from-a-residential-locality-to-a-commercial-hub/articleshow/64540076.cms|access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref>

A tourist hotspot,<ref>{{cite news|title=Church Street will wear a new look in six months|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/church-street-will-wear-a-new-look-in-six-months/articleshow/56636281.cms|access-date=15 January 2018|work=The Times of India|date=18 January 2017}}</ref> the street is a major revenue-generating area<ref name="atul" /> and a popular [[New Year's Eve]] celebration centre.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bengaluru cops ready for New Year revellers|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bengaluru-cops-ready-for-new-year-revellers-117123100302_1.html|access-date=15 January 2018|work=Business Standard|date=31 December 2017}}</ref>

In December 2014, an [[2014 Bangalore bombing|IED blast on Church Street]] caused one death and injuries to four others. The attack was suspected to have been carried out by the terrorist organisation [[Indian Mujahideen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/crime/2-injured-in-explosion-in-bengaluru/|title=One woman killed, 3 injured in IED blast on Bangalore’s Church Street|last=Johnson|first=TA|date=29 December 2014|work=The Indian Express|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, redevelopment work began on Church Street at a cost of {{INR}}9 crore, which made it the first street in the city to be paved from granite [[cobblestone]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Raj|first1=Arpita|title=Church Street being covered with cobblestones, may be ready by December|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/church-street-being-covered-with-cobblestones-may-be-ready-by-dec/articleshow/60851090.cms|access-date=15 January 2018|work=The Times of India|date=27 September 2017}}</ref> The cobblestones were laid in a [[Kasuti]] pattern to reflect [[Art and culture of Karnataka|Karnataka's cultural heritage]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Church Street to open only in December?|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/031017/church-street-to-open-only-in-december.html|access-date=15 January 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|issue=3 October 2017}}</ref> Shortly after completion, there were reports of cobblestones coming apart on certain sections of the road.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/church-street-cobblestones-coming-apart/articleshow/64716586.cms|title=Church Street cobblestones coming apart - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-06}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Roads in Bangalore]]
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