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BENGALURU CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
Bengaluru central university was established 160 years ago. It all started in the year 1858 when the British started a modest school called the ‘Bangalore High School’ with five students after some leading citizens of the city petitioned the British. It is India's most leading educational institution. In later in 1875 ‘Bangalore High School’ changed its name to ‘Central College’ when it became a First-Grade College, becoming one of the oldest institution in India. Personalities that associated with Central College include Charles Walters, H. J. Bhabha, John Cook, R. H. Piggot, M. T. Narayana Iyengar, John Guthrie Tait, F. R. Sell, Dr. E. P. Metcalfe and Prof. C. R. Narayana Rao among other. Cental college was originally affiliated to University of Mysore part of Mysore State, later transferred to Bangalore University.

== ARCHITECTURE == “Central University is one of Bengaluru’ s most remarkable structures. The building is painted Pompeian red (the colour said to be associated with the Queen of England), and is constructed in the Gothic style of architecture. The main features of Gothic architecture seen in this building are pointed arches, minarets, chajjas, pinnacles,lancet arch, columns, pilasters, false brackets,flight of steps, pillars etc.

== POINTED ARCHES == The pointed arch (arc brisé in French) is an arch with a pointed crown, whose two curving sides meet at a relatively sharp angle at the top of the arch. This architectural element was particularly important in Gothic architecture.

WINDOWS
The window in the form of a pointed arch is a common characteristic of the Gothic style. Windows sometimes were constructed in the classical form of a pointed arch, which is denominated an "equilateral arch", while others had more imaginative forms that combined various geometric forms. One common form was the lancet window, a tall and slender window with a pointed arch, which took its name from the lance. Lancet windows were often grouped into sets, with two, three or four adjacent windows.

CHAJJAS
A chhajja is the projecting or overhanging eaves or cover of a roof usually called a sunshade supported on large carved brackets or projected as a cantilever from walls.