Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall,
built in 1915 AD in a classic European style with Tuscan and Corinthian columns,
in honour of Sir K.Seshadri Iyer who was Dewan of Mysore State from 1883 to 1901,
is an impressive red building with gables.
It houses the Seshadri Memorial library.
The memorial building is ensconced in the middle of the park,
framed by the greenery of the park and with a beautiful frontage of the rose garden.
The Library has an area of 300 square km and functions as the Apex of the Karnataka Public Libraries system,
which is governed by State Library Authority.
In the year 2000 AD, the Library was awarded the Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation Award
for the best state central library in India in recognition of its outstanding contribution to meritorious services
rendered in the spread of knowledge and gearing up of library movement in the city of Bangalore in particular and in the state of Karnataka in general.
The library has presently a collection of 2.65 lakh books and also a Braille section.
-From Wikipedia
This virtual tour is made possible by E.S.P. Das Education Foundation.
