Krishnaraja Boulevard

Coordinates: 12°18′11″N 76°38′22″E / 12.303079°N 76.639511°E / 12.303079; 76.639511

Krishnaraja Boulevard is an important street of Mysore city in Karnataka state of India.

Oriental Library

Center for Architecture

Twin Parks of the District Court

LocationEdit

Krishnaraja Boulevard is located on the southern side of Mysore between Saraswathipuram and Ballal Circle.^[1]^[2]^[3]

HistoryEdit

Krishnaraja Boulevard is considered as one of the historic streets of Mysore city. It is maintained with grills on the median and planted with flowering trees on either sides.^[4]

Diminishing GlamourEdit

Recently the glamour road has been neglected by the civic authorities and people have started using it as a parking space for vehicles.^[5]

Historic BuildingsEdit

This double road is dotted with many historic buildings like the Oriental Library, Maharajas College and the Deputy Commissioner Office, the District Court Complex, Urs Boarding School, College of Architecture and Yuvarajas College. The main office of the Mysore University otherwise known as the Crawford Hall is also located here.

LengthEdit

The boulevard is about one km long beginning from the underbridge junction near Balla circle ending at the Hunsur Road on the northern side. According to famous Heritage expert Prof NS Rangaraju, the boulevard is one of the 15 roads identified by the city council for its heritage value.^[6]