Starting next month, if you visit Bengaluru, you will have a rare chance to go inside one of the city's most iconic buildings—Vidhana Soudha, the seat of Karnataka's government. The State government has approved a proposal from the Tourism Department to start guided tours of the historic structure, giving visitors a glimpse into the inner workings of the government and the building's fascinating architecture.
According to tourism officials, this kind of tour is quite popular in places like Delhi (where people can tour the Rashtrapati Bhavan) and in several countries abroad, where visitors can see government buildings up close and learn about their history.