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gives the palace its regal ambience. With conversion of the palace into a heritage hotel, interiors have been modified to provide for modern conveniences but most of the earlier sections of the palace such as the dancing and banquet halls have been retained in their original elegance but adopted as
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dining halls and conference halls for holding meetings and conventions; these have polished wooden flooring and three stain glassed domes in the ceiling. The ball room in particular, which has been converted into the Dining Hall of the hotel, is a
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The palace has exquisitely designed viceroy room, a banquet hall, a dancing floor and an Italian marble staircase (has an arresting curve) and also embellished with small ornamentations, which are said to be replicas from various palaces in
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hall with immensely high ceiling with domed skylights made of Belgian glass. A swimming pool is now an additional provision. The elevator, carpeting and the Ottoman, upholstered with tapestry are treasured items in the palace.
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Set amidst sprawling landscaped gardens below the Chamundi hills, the palace was planned by Edwin Wolleston Fritchley, the architect from
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The palace is painted pure white. It was converted into a heritage hotel in 1974. It was run as a part of the
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Lalitha Mahal at Mysore – now a five-star hotel – is a host to visiting dignitaries and VIPs
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The Grand Ballroom which is now the Dining Hall of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel
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and subsequently used as a guest house for European guests of the Maharaja.
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The Lalitha Mahal palace dates to the early 20th century, built during the
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Lalitha Mahal - Palace to stay for the VIP as well ordinary citizens
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Built on a raised ground, the palace was fashioned on the lines of
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Bruyn, Pippa de; Niloufer Venkatraman; Keith Bain (2006).
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until 2018 when it was transferred to a unit of the
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Garden from the terrace of the Lalitha Mahal Palace
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A royal residence and luxury hotel in Mysore, India
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Lalitha Mahal is located in Karnataka
Renaissance
Architecture
Mysore
India
Coordinates
12°17′53″N 76°41′35″E / 12.298°N 76.693°E / 12.298; 76.693
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
E.W. Fritchley
southern Indian
Mysore
Karnataka
Mysore Palace
Chamundi Hills
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
Governor-General of India
St Paul's Cathedral
London
one of the imposing structures
Ashok Group
India Tourism Development Corporation
Government of India
Government of Karnataka
Kingdom of Mysore
British India
Governor-General of India

Bombay
Mumbai

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