Commercial Street
A shopping street since the cantonment days, still narrow, still crowded, and still cheaper than it looks.
- Where
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.9830, 77.6090
Get the Commercial Street stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Commercial Street. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Commercial Street
St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bengaluru 1.1 km
The cathedral on Residency Road, twin-spired, seat of the archbishop.
Ulsoor Lake 1.1 km
A Kempegowda era tank kept full by the city, with islands and a temple at the northern end.
Government Museum, Bengaluru 1.7 km
One of the oldest museums in India, 1865, with the Halmidi inscription in it.
Halasuru Someshwara Temple 1.8 km
The oldest temple in Bengaluru, Chola in its core and Vijayanagara in its pillars.
Cubbon Park 2.0 km
Three hundred acres of shade in the middle of Bengaluru, closed to traffic on Sundays since people asked.
Vidhana Soudha 2.0 km
Granite neo Dravidian built in 1956 to prove the state could raise something as grand as anything colonial.
Bangalore Palace 2.5 km
Tudor revival in the middle of the city, built in 1878 by a man who had seen Windsor and wanted one.
Dharmaraya Swamy Temple 3.4 km
The Tigala community's temple in the old city of Bengaluru, and the start of the Karaga festival.
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Questions
Where is Commercial Street?
Commercial Street is in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are St Francis Xavier's Cathedral, Bengaluru (1.1 km), Ulsoor Lake (1.1 km), Government Museum, Bengaluru (1.7 km).
How do I get the Commercial Street stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Commercial Street and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Commercial Street before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.