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Citydesignshivaprakashyaragal 170618122159 PDF
Citydesignshivaprakashyaragal 170618122159 PDF
Planning
Mysore City(India): A Case Study
By : Shivaprakash
Yaragal
Introduction
Mysore officially renamed as
Mysuru, is the third most populous
city in the state of Karnataka ,
Republic of India. Mysore served
as the capital city of Kingdom of
Mysore for nearly six centuries,
from 1399 until 1947. The
Kingdom of Mysore was ruled by
the Wodeyar Dynasty. After Indian
independence, Mysore city
remained as part of the Mysore
State now known as Karnataka.
Mysore has a tropical savanna
climate designated Aw under the
Köppen climate classification. The
main seasons are summer from
March to June, the monsoon
season from July to November and
winter from December to February.
city's average annual rainfall is
804.2 mm (31.7 in).
This is study area
Mysore . Legend
descried the colour
and their
represented area
Figure A : Mysore Palace was built in
1912 . It’s a single building however it
shows the architectural things of the
Traditional City
time. Mysore palace is unique blends of
Hindu, Muslim, Rajput, and Gothic
styles. The architectural style of domes
of the palace is commonly described as
Indo-Saracenic. Its now a popular civic
place equivalent to Town square.
Figure B: K R Circle. Below figure
shows its location on ESRI Maps along
with aerial view and street view. Street
here are broad. And straight. Its
example of radial road plan.Old building Figure A: Mysore
built during 1920s are common sight. Its palace
Source
:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/baedeker_indien_1914/txu-
pclmaps-mysore_1914.jpg
Figure c shows the digitized road network of the old Figure E: Irwin Road
Map of Mysore 1914 A.D. This map has been geo
rectified and overlaid on ESRI map in ArcGIS. Straight
and broad roads are the characteristics, which can be
seen in the above map.. Irwin road in figure E has
circular plazza.
Number
17
Number 18
Figure A . LULC 2001 Figure B . LULC 2014
Figure A
If we move along the same road we have Devaraja
Market(Figure C: Next Page). Its both retail and whole
sale market for Mysore resident . Its The conservative
estimates put the age of the Devaraja market about
120 years. The original market place could be much
older, as old at the origin of this city as settlement.
The place were people lived in this part of Mysore
was called Devaraja Mohalla, named afer one of the
two successive maharajas shared the same name (ie,
Figure B Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar (1659-1673) or Chikka
It has more than 800 traders. It’s the typical example of how dynamic and how colourful the Indian
markets will be. Its has Spice market, flower traders market, bangles market, sweet market, fruits
market, color market. Below pictures are show these. These has been changing and has modified
over years.
Figure C
If we move ahead in the road on the opposite side we
stumble upon Cauvery Emporium. Its built during
regime of Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1868 - 1894) .
Figure D shows it. Its now occupied by Government
which runs emporium which has sandal wood sculpture
and other souvenirs. This attract huge number of
tourist both local and foreign. It also has stalls of
authentic Chanapattana Toys(Figure F) which are
made of “wood”. Figure E shows sandal wood
sculpture which are of Indian Gods and Goddess,
these varies in prices from as high as $1000 to $5000 Figure D
and as low as $50
Figure F Figure E
Figure G Garuda mall by MCC
Public space
Mixed use building
Planning
Govern the rural-urban continuum
Enhance the resilience
Protect ecological systems
Develop critical infrastructure
Housing
Figure J: Number of planner
Livelihood opportunities
Enable the Integration
Peace and Public Order
Public financing for public systems
Managing Political Institutions
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