The capital city of Madhya Pradesh is situated on the site of a 11th century city, Bhojapal, founded by Raja Bhoja. The founder of the existing city was however an Afghan soldier of fortune, Dost Mohammed. The two lakes of Bhopal dominate the city.
The old city with its teeming market places and fine old mosques and palaces still bears the aristocratic imprint of its former rulers, among them the succession of powerful Begums who ruled Bhopal from 1819 to 1926. Equally impressive is the new city with its well laid out parks and gardens, broad avenues and streamlined modern edifices.
Today, Bhopal has a multifaceted profile. There's the old city with its crowded market places, huge old mosques, and the palaces of the former begums who ruled over the city from 1819 to 1926. To the north sprawl the huge industrial suburbs and the slums which these developments inevitably give rise to. The new city with its broad avenues, sleek high-rise offices and leafy residential areas lies to the west. In the centre of Bhopal are two lakes which, while providing recreational facilities, are also the source of its plagues of mosquitoes.
The city is also famous as the site of the world's worst industrial disaster. On the right of 3 December 1984, 40 tonnes of deadly methyl icocyanate, a toxic gas used in the manufacture of pesticides by Union Carbide, a US-based multinational company, leaked out over the city of Bhopal. Carried by the wind, this deadly gas soon enveloped the sleeping city.
History :
Taj Ual Masjid, Bharat Bhawan, Jama Masjid, Moti Masjid, The Chowk, Sadar Manzil, Birla Museum & Laxmi Narayan Temple, Van Vihar Safari Park.
Cities of Madhya Pradesh
Gwalior,
Indore,
Bhopal,
Jhansi, Jabalpur, Raipur, Ujjain, Mandu, Orcha, Sanchi more...
Tourist Attraction of Bhopal :-
Jhansi Fort, Rani Mahal, Barua Sagar, Parichha, Government Museum.
How to get there :
By Air :
Indian Airlines connects Bhopal with Delhi, Gwalior, Indore, Khajuraho and Aurangabad.
By Rail:
Bhopal is on the Delhi-Madras main line. Major trains going from Bombay to Delhi via. Itaris and Janshi also go through Bhopal
By Road :
Regular bus services connect Bhopal with Indore, Mandu, Ujjain, Khajuraho, Pachmarhi, Gwalior, Sanchi, Jabalpur and Shivpuri etc.
