{"id":102537,"date":"2023-07-01T04:20:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=102537"},"modified":"2025-07-15T15:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:57:48","slug":"bangalore-may-soon-get-its-own-times-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/bangalore-may-soon-get-its-own-times-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangalore May Soon Get Its Own &#8216;Times Square&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Karnataka is going to give Bangalore its very own New York-style Times Square very soon. The mayor of the city, R Sampath Raj, stated that this grand landmark will be at one of the most popular spots of Bangalore: the intersection at Residency Road and Brigade Road in the central business district.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The proposed Bangalore Square will be a hub of entertainment, business, and commercial centers, and it is also expected to come up on a massive 25 acres of land. Stating that Bangalore is rapidly becoming a global city, the city mayor said the Bangalore Square will make the street a world-class tourist destination.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102545\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.traveltriangle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/times-square-kb6592.jpg\" alt=\"times square\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"imagesource-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ny.curbed.com\/2017\/11\/29\/16714938\/instagram-new-york-times-square-central-park-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/usa-tourism\/new-york\/places-to-visit\/times-square\">Times Square, New York<\/a> is called the Center of the universe, and is the world&#8217;s most visited tourist attraction. About 39 million visitors from different parts of the world come here and about 300,000 people walk through the square daily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Further Read:<\/strong> <a class=\"mustread-link\" href=\"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/weekend-getaways-from-bangalore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">56 Ultimate Weekend Getaways From Bangalore<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Government of Karnataka is going to give Bangalore its very own New York-style Times Square very soon. 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