Mysuru: Accompanied by historians, citizens of Mysuru, architects and conservationists, scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Sunday visited the iconic Lansdowne Building , a structure that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council has recommended for demolition, given its vulnerable state.Yaduveer had, on social media, expressed his disappointment, with the MCC Council recommending that Lansdowne Building, along with Devaraja Market, be demolished, despite opposition of the heritage committee . On Sunday, Yaduveer recounted an interesting anecdote about the building. “Mahatma Gandhi visited Lansdowne Building in 1927 to inaugurate Khadi Bhandar. There is a lot of history associated with this structure,” said Yaduveer, who visited Devaraja Market on Saturday.In the course of his visit, Yaduveer interacted with the many merchants who have set up shop at the structure, and, along with the experts, inspected the condition of the staircase, the roof and walls of the building.Historian and member of the heritage committee NS Rangaraju said that the bamboo used to reinforce the walls was one of the many highlights of Lansdowne’s architecture. “Bamboo is not used for the roof, and has instead been used for the compound wall. These walls are still in good condition,” said Rangaraju.Locals entreated Yaduveer to fight to preserve the building, on which the sustenance of hundreds of merchants and their families relied. “Yaduveer will meet the members of the heritage committee on Friday to discuss the future course of action,” said Rangaraju.

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