State Central Library, Bangalore

Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall (State Central Library), built in 1915 AD in a classic European style with Tuscan and Corinthian columns. The Library has an area of 300 km² and functions as the Apex of the Karnataka Public Libraries system, which is governed by State Library Authority. The library has presently a collection of 2.65 lakh books and also a Braille section.