Bangalore is the capital city of Karnataka state, in South India. It's an important commercial, administrative, and industrial centre of India. A subordinate ruler of the Wodeyar Dynasty of erstwhile Mysore State, called Kempegowda, was the founder of Bangalore. With the permission of the Vijayanagar emperor, he erected a strong mud fort and constructed many important temples like Gavi Gangadhareshwara and Basava temples, which are identified till today as the only constructions with original traditional characters. Bangalore is an important centre for cultural, religious, and social activities. The characteristics governing these are clearly reflected in the form of art, crafts, sculpture, and architecture. In Bangalore, one can see the finest art works in the form of paintings on various media, moral paintings etc. This place is noted for its architectural extravaganza. We can find a lot of interesting monumental structures, including administrative buildings, public amenities buildings, religious places, etc. Most of the monumental structures we see in Bangalore are of colonial style, a kind of mixed character. Bangalore is one of the rare places where we can see the most beautiful, vast parks and open spaces. The central core of the place bears the look of the centuries-old traditional township with its traditional characteristics such as narrow and curved roads, row houses, market places, etc.