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Park in Binnamangala, Bengaluru

CornerStone Park, CMH Road, Indiranagar

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The story of CornerStone Park, CMH Road, Indiranagar

This park sits inside Cornerstone Park, Bengaluru, and the single thing to notice is the outdoor vertical garden there, described as the city’s only one. Cornerstone Park is a public park at the junction of CMH Road and 100 Ft Road in the heart of Indiranagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

The park was renovated by Cornerstone Properties in 2012 as part of a social initiative aimed at addressing social and environmental concerns of Bangalore. The work was meant to revitalizing residential neighborhoods and communities with functional design and ecological functions. It was inaugurated on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda by Ananthkumar, MP and General Secretary of the BJP, and presided over by S. Raghu, MLA of Sir C. V. Raman Nagar Constituency. The chief guests included P. C. Mohan MP, Shri. A. Ravindra, Savitha Ramesh, and B. P. Kumar Babu.

Around you, Binnamangala is one of the early settlements in Bengaluru, part of C. V. Raman Nagar Assembly constituency in East Bengaluru, and it was merged with Bangalore Mahanagara Palike in the 1981 census.

If you’re planning a visit, the park is open every day from 5:00 AM to 12:00 PM and again from 3:30 PM to 8:00 PM. Look for the vertical garden first; that is the feature that sets this place apart.

In brief

Cornerstone Park is a public park located at the junction of the CMH Road and 100 Ft Road in the heart of Indiranagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The BBMP (local council) park was renovated by Cornerstone Properties in 2012 as a part of a social initiative that has been formed to address social and environmental concerns of Bangalore. The renovations were aimed to revitalizing residential neighborhoods and communities with elements of functional design and ecological functions. The highlight of the park is the city's only outdoor vertical garden.

The park was inaugurated on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda by Ananthkumar, MP and General Secretary of the BJP and presided by S. Raghu, MLA of Sir C. V. Raman Nagar Constituency. The Chief Guests include P. C. Mohan MP, Shri. A. Ravindra (Chief Advisor for the C. M. & Chief Secretary, Govt. of Karnataka), Savitha Ramesh (Corporator, Hoysala Nagar) and B. P. Kumar Babu (managing director of Cornerstone Properties). The communications were designed and developed by Circuit 9 Communications Private Limited.

Before you go

Open today
5:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 3:30 – 8:00 PM
Time to allow
45 min-1.5 hr
Best months
May to March
Address
XJHR+5GR, 100 Feet Rd, Indira Nagar 1st Stage, Hoysala Nagar, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038, India

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