There are very few cities in India that can claim to have ornate roundabouts like Mysore. Known locally as traffic circles, several are decorated, either with impressive statues or elaborate lamps. Some of the more important ones include Chamarajendra Circle, built in 1920. It is located in front of the palace’s north gate and is a well-known landmark. It has a marble statue of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar, a popular and hospitable king who was a keen horseman and a patron of sports and arts. It has a gilded Indo-Saracenic canopy with stairs leading up to the statue from four sides. Krishnaraja Circle, at the intersection of Sayyaji Rao Road, Albert Victor Road and Devaraj Urs Road, has a statue of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar on an elevated hexagonal base. Hardinge Circle was built to commemorate the visit of the Viceroy, Lord Hardinge, to Mysore in 1913. The circle acts as an axis for six roads and hosts a flowerbed, a decorative lamp and piers decorated with flowers.