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The Raj Bhavan building was built by a British army officer Sir Mark Cubbon between 1840-42, when he was the Commissioner of the then Mysore territories. Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has opened the gates of the century-old Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru for the public for 15 days from August 16. The Raj Bhavan houses a ‘Glass House’, where state events, swearing-in ceremonies take place and a ballroom for state functions apart from the residential area. Vala said, “Raj Bhavan is a very old building. The Raj Bhavan, formerly known during British India as the Bangalore Residency, the Mysore State Residency, or, simply, the Residency, is the official residence of the Governor of Karnataka..