BENGALURU: Want a information to tell you which a part of Cubbon Park is recently blooming with jacaranda, gulmohar or cassia plants? Or easy methods to imbibe history together with your morning walk by catching a glimpse of the statues of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII or Mark Cubbon?
Cubbon Park government have now come up with large maps that allow guests take experiential routes -- be it by means of the 3 well-known bamboo clusters, the lotus ponds or the 100-year-old wells. With inputs from the public, mapping staff Sensing Local and Cubbon Park government have now prepared a listing of activities that may be engaged in while visiting the park which properties greater than 6,000 species of flowers. With markers peppering the pavements, one can—like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz following the yellow brick street — revel in what he/she wants from the park.
“We’re getting good reaction from the public for maps, forums and signages. It’s an enriching revel in as there are many little nuggets of history to be found out as one explores the labyrinths of the 195-acre park. We’ve worked in coordination with the tourism division and tried to focus on historical buildings, monuments and wildlife of the park,” mentioned Mahantesh Murgod, deputy director of Cubbon Park.
A take a look at the bloom cycle board will let guests know the names of trees, their location and blooming season. “We’ve listed the place one can spot silk cotton trees, jacarandas, copper pods, African tulips, red tabebuias, gulmohars and many others. There’s additionally information on the fauna like red-vented bulbul, inexperienced bee-eater and mynahs,” mentioned Sobia Rafiq, co-founder of Sensing Local, a bunch of city-based architects and concrete planners.
The challenge, conceived two years ago, used to be pitched to the tourism division. The navigation and signage system used to be designed after receiving inputs from the public.
Apart from soaking in artwork and tradition, the maps additionally display routes to take if one wants to run the 5-km mini-marathon across the park. The information is supplemented by markers on the pavement to lend a hand runners identify the course.
Cubbon Park government have now come up with large maps that allow guests take experiential routes -- be it by means of the 3 well-known bamboo clusters, the lotus ponds or the 100-year-old wells. With inputs from the public, mapping staff Sensing Local and Cubbon Park government have now prepared a listing of activities that may be engaged in while visiting the park which properties greater than 6,000 species of flowers. With markers peppering the pavements, one can—like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz following the yellow brick street — revel in what he/she wants from the park.
“We’re getting good reaction from the public for maps, forums and signages. It’s an enriching revel in as there are many little nuggets of history to be found out as one explores the labyrinths of the 195-acre park. We’ve worked in coordination with the tourism division and tried to focus on historical buildings, monuments and wildlife of the park,” mentioned Mahantesh Murgod, deputy director of Cubbon Park.
A take a look at the bloom cycle board will let guests know the names of trees, their location and blooming season. “We’ve listed the place one can spot silk cotton trees, jacarandas, copper pods, African tulips, red tabebuias, gulmohars and many others. There’s additionally information on the fauna like red-vented bulbul, inexperienced bee-eater and mynahs,” mentioned Sobia Rafiq, co-founder of Sensing Local, a bunch of city-based architects and concrete planners.
The challenge, conceived two years ago, used to be pitched to the tourism division. The navigation and signage system used to be designed after receiving inputs from the public.
Apart from soaking in artwork and tradition, the maps additionally display routes to take if one wants to run the 5-km mini-marathon across the park. The information is supplemented by markers on the pavement to lend a hand runners identify the course.
Lost in Cubbon Park? These maps will guide you
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June 14, 2018
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