Church Street, Bengaluru

Church Street is a busy street in the Central Business District of Bengaluru, India.^[1] It is a 750-metre stretch^[2] from Brigade Road to St. Mark's Road, running parallel to M G Road. The street is named for St. Mark's Cathedral to which it leads.^[3]

Church Street signpost

A view of Church Street in June 2018.

A tourist hotspot,^[4] Church Street is a major shopping and nightlife area.^[1] It is also a popular New Year's Eve celebration centre.^[5]

In 2017, redevelopment work began on Church Street at a cost of ₹9 crore, which made it the first street in the city to be paved from granite cobblestones.^[6] The cobblestones were laid in a Kasuti pattern to reflect Karnataka's cultural heritage.^[7]

In 2020, Church Street ran a pilot project called Clean Air Street during which the street was converted into a pedestrian zone with a complete ban on automobile traffic.^[8]

See also

• 2014 Bangalore bombing – an IED blast on Church Street that caused one death and injuries to four others. The attack was suspected to have been carried out by the terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen.^[9]