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| architect           = Atul Sharma
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| structural_engineer = Kamal N. Hadker<ref>[http://sterlingengg.com/keyperson.htm Key Persons: Kamal N. Hadker] ''The Sterling Website'', retrieved 29 December 2011</ref>
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The '''Public Utility Building''' (also known as '''Subhash Chandra Bose Public Utility Building''') is a [[skyscraper]] on [[M G Road, Bangalore|Mahatma Gandhi Road]],  [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is one of the tallest buildings and a major commercial center of Bangalore. It stands at {{convert|106|m}}. The architect of the building was Atul Sharma and the structural engineer was Kamal N Hadkar. The building is owned by the [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]].<ref>[http://www.apnabangalore.com/html/p_u_building.html Public Utility Building] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218191800/http://www.apnabangalore.com/html/p_u_building.html |date=2012-02-18 }} ''Apna Bangalore'', retrieved 29 December 2011</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/Top-two-floors-of-Utility-Building-crumbling/articleshow/32563256.cms | title=Top two floors of Utility Building crumbling | date=24 March 2014 | newspaper=Bangalore Mirror | first1=Atul | last1=Chaturvedi | first2=Nischith | last2=N | access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/cover-story/44-years-after-engineer-gets-SOS-for-lost-map/articleshow/33088133.cms | title=44 years after, engineer gets SOS for lost map | date=2 April 2014 | first=Atul | last=Chaturvedi | newspaper=Bangalore Mirror | access-date=3 January 2019 }}</ref>
The '''Public Utility Building''' (also known as '''Subhash Chandra Bose Public Utility Building''') is a [[skyscraper]] on [[M G Road, Bangalore|Mahatma Gandhi Road]],  [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is one of the tallest buildings and a major commercial center of Bangalore, housing a variety of businesses and commercial centers including offices, shops, boutiques, hotel, restaurants, a theater. Built in the 1970s by the Bangalore City Corporation, it has 25 stories and stands {{convert|106|m}} tall. The architect of the building was Atul Sharma and the structural engineer was Kamal N Hadkar.<!-- Nair erroneously states it is a 24-story building, while in reality it has 25 stories when including the ground floor. The confusion arises from India using a 'Ground + X'-type floor numbering system. The year of completion is not specified since both the sources differ wildly - Bangalore Mirror says 1970, and Nair says 1973 and 1978 in different parts of her book. --><ref>{{cite news | url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/Top-two-floors-of-Utility-Building-crumbling/articleshow/32563256.cms | title=Top two floors of Utility Building crumbling | date=24 March 2014 | newspaper=Bangalore Mirror | first1=Atul | last1=Chaturvedi | first2=Nischith | last2=N | access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nair |first=Janaki |title=The Promise of the Metropolis |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2005 |isbn=9780195690446 |location=New Delhi}}</ref>
The Public Utility building with its 25 story is an all-in-one shopping complex that houses variety of business and commercial centers including offices, shops, boutiques, hotel, restaurants, theater and so forth.


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==See also==
 
<gallery caption="M G Road Aerial View as Seen from Public Utilities Building" >
Image:Bangalore_Aerial_view_from_MG_road_Utility_Building.jpg | Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
Image:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 4.jpg | Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
Image:Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building 3.jpg| Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
Image:Bangalore_Aerial_view_from_MG_road_Utility_Building_5.jpg | Bangalore Aerial view from MG road Utility Building
 
</gallery>


==See also==
{{Commons category|Public Utility Building, Bangalore}}
*[[List of tallest buildings in Bangalore]]
*[[List of tallest buildings in Bangalore]]



Latest revision as of 22:18, 4 July 2023

Public Utility Building
The Public Utility Building on MG Road, a major commercial center in Bangalore
Public Utility Building, Bangalore is located in Bengaluru
Public Utility Building, Bangalore
Location within Bangalore
The Public Utility Building on MG Road, a major commercial center in Bangalore
General information
LocationBangalore, India
CountryIndia
Coordinates12°58′26.93″N 77°36′34.95″E / 12.9741472°N 77.6097083°E / 12.9741472; 77.6097083
Height106 m (348 ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectAtul Sharma
Structural engineerKamal N. Hadker[1]

The Public Utility Building (also known as Subhash Chandra Bose Public Utility Building) is a skyscraper on Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore, India. It is one of the tallest buildings and a major commercial center of Bangalore, housing a variety of businesses and commercial centers including offices, shops, boutiques, hotel, restaurants, a theater. Built in the 1970s by the Bangalore City Corporation, it has 25 stories and stands 106 metres (348 ft) tall. The architect of the building was Atul Sharma and the structural engineer was Kamal N Hadkar.[2][3]

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  1. Key Persons: Kamal N. Hadker The Sterling Website, retrieved 29 December 2011
  2. Chaturvedi, Atul; N, Nischith (24 March 2014). "Top two floors of Utility Building crumbling". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. Nair, Janaki (2005). The Promise of the Metropolis. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195690446.