Mayo Hall, ,

Mayo Hall is a historic building. It was built during 1875-1883 and named for the sixth Earl of Mayo, Richard Bourke, who was the fourth Viceroy of India.

Mayo Hall is a remarkable brick and mortar structure built at the heart of the city of Bangalore, India. The towering hall is situated next to the Public Utility Building on the Mahatma Gandhi Road. The Mayo Hall, which lies on a hill, offers panoramic view of the Parade grounds and Ulsoor Lake on one side and the Bangalore Race Course and Brigade Grounds in the south.

This two story building is decorated with Italian chandeliers, ornate furniture, exquisite furnishings, architrave, pediment windows, key stoned arches, balustrade ledges, beautiful consoles, Greek cornices, Tuscan columns and wooden floors.Mayo Hall is now home to numerous departments of BMP (Bangalore Mahanagara Palike).

"The Mayo Hall has tall columns and the mouldings atop have minute friezes in  mortar. "The building in elevation is remarkable for its composition of architravated and pedimented windows, varied with key-storied arches, beautifully executed consoles, balustrated ledges and typical Greek cornice." (as recorded in the Gazetteer).

The adjoining block - previously referred to as "station public offices"- was built in 1904 and inaugurated by Sir James Bourdillion, the then British Resident in Mysore. This block is in stylistic consonance with the Mayo Hall building.