the formal gardens, from the central hall of the original attara kacheri (means 18 government offices) now the karnataka high court, extends along the ceal promenade developed symmetrically with avenues, to the museum building. another impressive artistic structure is iyer hall, which houses the central library with a rose garden as a frontage. it is undisputedly the largest public library in the state as evidenced by the college students thronging to read here, and has the world's most extensive collection of braille books. other buildings located within or at the periphery of the park are 1) the indira priyadarshini children’s library, 2) the venkatappa art gallery, 3) the aquarium (stated to be the second largest in india), 4) the ymca, 5) yuvanika — the state youth centre, 6) century club, 7) press club, 8) jawahar bal bhavan, 9) tennis pavilion, 10) the cheshire dyer memorial hall and 11) the ottawa chatter.