12.1 Heritage and Urban Character of the Zone
The century Pancha Linga Nageshwara Temple complex of the Ganga dynasty period, is a State Protected monument. The Begur fort is a circular fort is in a dilapidated state with a small temple within the fort walls. The heritage sites listed in this zone are presented in Table 21.
12.2 Typology
The heritage zone consists of the temple complex, the Begur lake and the proximal fort connected by the Begur road. The neighbouring area mainly consists of low rise individual houses and apartments with 4 to 5 floors.
| Sl. No. | Name of Heritage Site | Location | Ward No. | Ward name | Type of Building |
| Begur Temple Heirtage Zone | |||||
| Built Heritage | |||||
| 1 | Begur Fort | Begur, Akshayanagar | 192 | Begur | Public |
| 2 | Pancha Linga Nageshwara Temple - State Protected | Begur Main Road,Begur | 192 | Begur | Public |
12.3 Regulations for Begur Heritage Zone
Regulations for Begur Heritage Zone are given in Table 22
| Aspects of Regulation | Begur Temple Heritage Zone | |
|---|---|---|
| Regulations | | The Begur lake needs to maintained and development of the lake front may be |
| for all the | considered as a public space. | |
| Listed | | Additional regulations for State Protected Building of Panch Linga Nageshwar |
| Heritage Sites | Temple Complex: Area adjacent to the monument, 100 m is prohibited area | |
| in the | and 200 m is regulated area from mining activities and other construction | |
| particular | activities | |
| heritage zone | ||
| Infrastructure | | Any road improvements or junction improvements undertaken along the main roads |
| Upgradation | | to have clearance from the Authority / Heritage Committee. Pedestrian /NMT on streets to be demarcated for promoting easy access to these Heritage sites. |
| Vistas/ Views/ | | • The visual vista created along the Someshwar temple road that has view to the |
| Skyline | Someshwara Temple to be retained. | |
| Streetscape | | Provide pedestrian pathways on with wide footpaths to improve and provide access and connectivity to temple complex and Fort. Streetscape elements & street furniture must consider the surrounding architectural character or designed in a manner that does not mar the character of the heritage zone. |
| Signages | | Signboards regarding information of the particular heritage building/site/zone/precinct except for traffic routes and boards to be allowed with prior clearance from Authority which when are specifically designed (size of signboards/colour/font size etc.) in accordance to local context. |
13.Bangalore Palace Heritage Zone [Map-16]