K. R. Market

KR Market in 2011

K R Market (Krishna Rajendra Market), ಕೆಆರ್ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ also known as City Market, is the largest wholesale market dealing with commodities in Bangalore, India. It is named after Krishnarajendra Wodeyar, a former ruler of the princely state of Mysore. The market is located in the Kalasipalya area, adjacent to the Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, on Mysore Road at its junction with Krishnarajendra Road. It is the first locality in the whole of Asia to get electricity. KR Market is said to be the largest flower market in Asia.^[1]

History

K R Market was established in 1928.^[2] The location of the market is said to have been a water tank and then a battlefield in the 18th century during the Anglo-Mysore Wars.^[3] From the British era, two buildings remain, at the front and back of the market area.

Present Day

A new concrete 3-story structure was erected in the 1990s between the two older buildings to provide more space for vendors and better overall conditions. At the basement is an underground parking above which stand three commodity-specialised floors: flowers and vegetables on the lower ground floor, dry goods on the upper ground floor and tools and machine-tools accessories on the first floor.^[4]

Gallery

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  Entrance of the British-era front building
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  Front of modern (1990s) building
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  Tomato seller in the open-air section
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  Entrance of the modern building
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  Basement level: Fruit and vegetable stalls
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  Basement level: flower sellers
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  Ground Floor: Dry goods stalls
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  Staircase to the first floor
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  First floor: Tools and machine-tools stalls
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  Flower-garland makers working on the intermediate level of one of the central light pits (4 in all)
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  Another lighting pit
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  Kids playing on one of the concrete awnings above an entrance
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  Flower-garland makers working next to decaying machine tools kept for parts on the first floor
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  Workers sleeping
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  At the back of the modern building, another remnant of the British-era structure

See also

• Bengaluru Pete

References

1. "Bangalore: KR Market not all bed of roses". IBNLive. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
2. "KR Market (Krishnarajendra City Market) - Bangalore Attractions". viator.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
3. "Once a battlefield, now bustling K.R. Market". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
4. "K R Market to get a facelift; Multilevel car parking in the offing". citizenmatters.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

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