423:
411:
375:
399:
292:
359:
387:
347:
31:
224:(literally, "citadel"). The first palace inside the Old Fort was built in the 14th century, which was set ablaze and reconstructed multiple times. The Old Fort was built of wood and thus easily caught fire, while the current fort was built of stone, bricks and wood. The current structure was constructed between 1897 and 1912, after the Old Palace burnt down, the current structure is also known as the New Fort. Mysore Palace is one of the most famous
315:
architecture styles. It is a three-story, gray granite, structure, about 75 m (245 ft) long and about 48 m (156 ft) wide. There are square towers, five stories tall, at each of the cardinal points, topped with pink domes. The tallest tower, 44 m (145 ft) tall, is at the
334:
At the main entrance, there are bronze tigers, sculpted by
British sculptor Robert William Colton, on either side of the walkways leading up to the palace. The Gombe Thotti, also known as The Dolls' Pavilion, was a place to display and worship dolls during Dasara festivities. Ane Bagilu, also known
422:
410:
323:. The palace is surrounded by gardens. It has four entrances: The 'Jaya Maarthaanda' (main entrance) to the East, 'Jayarama' to the North, 'Balarama' to the South, and 'Varaha' to the West.
319:
The façade has arches, canopies, and bay windows. There are seven arches and two smaller arches that connect to the centralized arch of the façade. Above the central arch is a sculpture of
240:
The last palace, now known as the Old Palace or the Wooden Palace, burned to ashes during the wedding of
Jayalakshammani, the eldest daughter of Chamaraja Wodeyar in 1896. Maharaja
331:
The entrance fee to get into the palace grounds, is 100 rupees per adult, 50 rupees per child aged 7 to 18 years old, and free for children younger than 7 years old.
398:
1155:
256:. Construction was overseen by an executive engineer in the Mysore Palace division. He conducted elaborate architectural studies during his visits to
1234:
374:
463:
88:
279:
The palace was further expanded in around 1930 (including the addition of the present Public Durbar Hall wing) during the reign of
Maharaja
1219:
358:
1239:
1214:
893:
1100:
974:
850:
784:
245:
1209:
1224:
918:
1010:
969:
214:
845:
252:
to build a new palace. E.W. Fritchley worked as a consulting engineer. Meanwhile, the royal family stayed in the nearby
1204:
989:
1229:
346:
903:
742:
225:
81:
818:
777:
747:
386:
300:
291:
1199:
1194:
840:
280:
979:
860:
217:
including this one. However, the Mysore Palace refers specifically to the one within the new fort.
1069:
835:
830:
335:
as
Elephant Gate, is the main entrance to the palace's interior, symbolizing power and strength.
241:
984:
770:
443:
1005:
757:
689:
499:
1108:
908:
714:
304:
273:
585:
8:
1126:
312:
308:
664:
643:
898:
813:
615:
1136:
1118:
1025:
953:
938:
825:
253:
206:
1141:
213:
eastward. Mysore is commonly described as the 'City of the
Palaces', and there are
644:"Mysuru Palace | District Mysuru, Government of Karnataka | Heritage city | India"
268:, and these were used to plan the new palace. The construction cost was placed at
1033:
855:
808:
202:
948:
883:
524:
429:
210:
1188:
1170:
1157:
1048:
943:
529:
365:
103:
90:
432:(ceremonial meeting hall of the royal court) of Mysore Palace during the day
1131:
1053:
867:
544:
477:
1090:
1043:
320:
249:
545:"Mysore Palace Karnataka: Famous monument Valuation, Key facts, History"
276:
30 million adjusted to inflation) and the palace was completed in 1912.
30:
1085:
888:
229:
198:
299:
Designed by Henry Irwin, an
English architect, the style is that of
690:"The Dolls' Pavilion - Display of Dolls during Dasara Festivities"
1038:
752:
265:
261:
193:, is a historical palace and a royal residence. It is located in
762:
220:
The land on which the palace now stands was originally known as
793:
194:
66:
58:
Sayyaji Rao Rd, Agrahara, Chamrajpura, Mysuru, Karnataka 570001
178:
269:
257:
316:
centre of the palace and is topped with a gold plated dome.
232:, with more than three million annual visitors as on 2014.
168:
B. P. Raghavulu Naidu (Executive
Engineer Palace Division)
209:. The palace is in the centre of Mysore, and faces the
201:, India. It used to be the official residence of the
525:"Mysore palace will complete 100 years next year"
1186:
743:Official virtual tour website of Mysore Palace
16:Historical palace in Mysore, Karnataka, India
778:
894:Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground
404:A courtyard of Mysore Palace during the day
785:
771:
290:
1235:Residential buildings completed in 1912
758:Department of Karnataka Tourism website
1187:
766:
492:
970:Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts
638:
636:
634:
632:
610:
608:
606:
580:
578:
576:
574:
572:
570:
568:
566:
1220:Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
248:commissioned the British architect
13:
1240:20th-century architecture in India
1215:Buildings and structures in Mysore
975:Regional Museum of Natural History
352:Main approach to the Mysore Palace
14:
1251:
792:
736:
629:
603:
563:
364:Lighting of Mysore Palace during
421:
416:A side view of the Mysore Palace
409:
397:
385:
373:
357:
345:
29:
707:
682:
616:"Architecture of Mysore Palace"
286:
753:Official Mysore Dasara website
657:
537:
517:
470:
456:
326:
1:
1210:Tourist attractions in Mysore
719:mysorepalace.karnataka.gov.in
694:mysorepalace.karnataka.gov.in
669:mysorepalace.karnataka.gov.in
590:mysorepalace.karnataka.gov.in
449:
1225:1912 establishments in India
226:tourist attractions in India
7:
990:Oriental Research Institute
437:
301:Indo-Saracenic architecture
179:https://mysorepalace.gov.in
10:
1256:
338:
235:
1205:Royal residences in India
1117:
1099:
1078:
1062:
1023:
1011:St. Philomena's Cathedral
998:
962:
926:
917:
876:
841:Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar
801:
281:Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
177:
172:
164:
156:
151:
143:
135:
127:
119:
80:
72:
62:
54:
49:
41:
37:
28:
23:
1230:Houses completed in 1912
1101:Educational institutions
244:and his mother Maharani
1070:Mysore City Corporation
836:Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
831:Chamarajendra Wodeyar X
152:Design and construction
123:Government of Karnataka
444:Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
296:
242:Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
1171:12.30389°N 76.65444°E
846:Srikantadatta Wodeyar
303:, with elements from
294:
246:Kempananjammanni Devi
1109:University of Mysore
1063:Civic administration
909:Dufferin Clock Tower
205:and the seat of the
128:Construction started
1167: /
999:Religious buildings
919:Tourist attractions
665:"Old Mysuru Palace"
478:"Maharaja's Palace"
464:"Tourism in Mysore"
295:Towers at SE corner
104:12.3039°N 76.6547°E
100: /
50:General information
1176:12.30389; 76.65444
899:Mysore Race Course
814:Maharaja of Mysore
551:. 30 December 2020
297:
272:41,47,913 (around
1200:Palaces in Mysore
1195:Kingdom of Mysore
1150:
1149:
1137:Kukkarahalli Lake
1019:
1018:
954:Jayalakshmi Vilas
939:Jaganmohan Palace
826:Kingdom of Mysore
504:culturalindia.net
480:. Mysore District
254:Jaganmohan Palace
207:Kingdom of Mysore
191:Amba Vilas Palace
184:
183:
45:Amba Vilas Palace
42:Alternative names
1247:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1177:
1172:
1168:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1160:
1142:Lingambudhi Lake
924:
923:
851:Yaduveer Wodeyar
787:
780:
773:
764:
763:
730:
729:
727:
725:
711:
705:
704:
702:
700:
686:
680:
679:
677:
675:
661:
655:
654:
652:
650:
640:
627:
626:
624:
622:
612:
601:
600:
598:
596:
582:
561:
560:
558:
556:
541:
535:
534:
521:
515:
514:
512:
510:
496:
490:
489:
487:
485:
474:
468:
467:
466:. 22 April 2014.
460:
428:A very well lit
425:
413:
401:
389:
377:
361:
349:
189:, also known as
115:
114:
112:
111:
110:
109:12.3039; 76.6547
105:
101:
98:
97:
96:
93:
33:
21:
20:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1245:
1244:
1185:
1184:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1166:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1146:
1113:
1095:
1074:
1058:
1034:Mysore painting
1015:
1006:Chamundi Temple
994:
980:Folklore Museum
958:
913:
872:
856:Dewan of Mysore
809:Wodeyar dynasty
797:
791:
739:
734:
733:
723:
721:
715:"Elephant Gate"
713:
712:
708:
698:
696:
688:
687:
683:
673:
671:
663:
662:
658:
648:
646:
642:
641:
630:
620:
618:
614:
613:
604:
594:
592:
586:"Mysuru Palace"
584:
583:
564:
554:
552:
543:
542:
538:
523:
522:
518:
508:
506:
500:"Mysore Palace"
498:
497:
493:
483:
481:
476:
475:
471:
462:
461:
457:
452:
440:
433:
426:
417:
414:
405:
402:
393:
390:
381:
378:
369:
362:
353:
350:
341:
329:
289:
238:
203:Wadiyar dynasty
120:Current tenants
108:
106:
102:
99:
94:
91:
89:
87:
86:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1253:
1243:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1123:
1121:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1111:
1105:
1103:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1002:
1000:
996:
995:
993:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
966:
964:
960:
959:
957:
956:
951:
949:Rajendra Vilas
946:
941:
936:
930:
928:
921:
915:
914:
912:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
884:Mysore Airport
880:
878:
874:
873:
871:
870:
865:
864:
863:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
822:
821:
811:
805:
803:
799:
798:
790:
789:
782:
775:
767:
761:
760:
755:
750:
745:
738:
737:External links
735:
732:
731:
706:
681:
656:
628:
602:
562:
536:
516:
491:
469:
454:
453:
451:
448:
447:
446:
439:
436:
435:
434:
427:
420:
418:
415:
408:
406:
403:
396:
394:
391:
384:
382:
379:
372:
370:
363:
356:
354:
351:
344:
340:
337:
328:
325:
288:
285:
237:
234:
211:Chamundi Hills
182:
181:
175:
174:
170:
169:
166:
165:Civil engineer
162:
161:
158:
154:
153:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
137:
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
84:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
56:
52:
51:
47:
46:
43:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1252:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1183:
1180:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1122:
1120:
1116:
1110:
1107:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1071:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1049:Mysore Dasara
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1022:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1003:
1001:
997:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
967:
965:
961:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
944:Lalitha Mahal
942:
940:
937:
935:
934:Mysore Palace
932:
931:
929:
925:
922:
920:
916:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
881:
879:
875:
869:
866:
862:
859:
858:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
820:
817:
816:
815:
812:
810:
807:
806:
804:
800:
795:
788:
783:
781:
776:
774:
769:
768:
765:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
748:Mysore Palace
746:
744:
741:
740:
720:
716:
710:
695:
691:
685:
670:
666:
660:
645:
639:
637:
635:
633:
617:
611:
609:
607:
591:
587:
581:
579:
577:
575:
573:
571:
569:
567:
550:
546:
540:
532:
531:
530:Deccan Herald
526:
520:
505:
501:
495:
479:
473:
465:
459:
455:
445:
442:
441:
431:
424:
419:
412:
407:
400:
395:
392:Audience Hall
388:
383:
376:
371:
367:
366:Mysore Dasara
360:
355:
348:
343:
342:
336:
332:
324:
322:
317:
314:
310:
306:
302:
293:
284:
282:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
233:
231:
227:
223:
218:
216:
215:seven palaces
212:
208:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
187:Mysore Palace
180:
176:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
126:
122:
118:
113:
85:
83:
79:
75:
71:
68:
65:
61:
57:
53:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
24:Mysore Palace
22:
19:
1152:
1132:Karanji Lake
933:
868:Mysore State
722:. Retrieved
718:
709:
697:. Retrieved
693:
684:
672:. Retrieved
668:
659:
647:. Retrieved
619:. Retrieved
593:. Retrieved
589:
553:. Retrieved
549:Housing News
548:
539:
528:
519:
507:. Retrieved
503:
494:
482:. Retrieved
472:
458:
380:Roof artwork
333:
330:
318:
298:
287:Architecture
278:
239:
228:, after the
221:
219:
190:
186:
185:
157:Architect(s)
63:Town or city
18:
1174: /
1127:Hebbal Lake
1091:Masala dosa
1054:Mysore yoga
1044:Mysore silk
985:Rail Museum
484:17 February
430:Durbar Hall
327:Attractions
321:Gajalakshmi
250:Henry Irwin
160:Henry Irwin
107: /
82:Coordinates
1189:Categories
1162:76°39′16″E
1159:12°18′14″N
1086:Mysore pak
889:Mysore Zoo
724:2 December
699:2 December
674:1 December
649:1 December
621:1 December
595:1 December
509:7 February
450:References
95:76°39′17″E
92:12°18′14″N
904:Town Hall
230:Taj Mahal
199:Karnataka
136:Completed
1024:Art and
438:See also
266:Calcutta
55:Location
1079:Cuisine
1039:Ganjifa
1026:culture
963:Museums
927:Palaces
802:History
555:12 July
339:Gallery
305:Islamic
236:History
173:Website
147:Wadiyar
73:Country
877:Places
796:topics
794:Mysore
368:(2012)
313:Gothic
311:, and
309:Rajput
264:, and
262:Madras
222:mysuru
195:Mysore
67:Mysore
1119:Lakes
258:Delhi
144:Owner
76:India
861:List
819:List
726:2023
701:2023
676:2023
651:2023
623:2023
597:2023
557:2022
511:2021
486:2014
139:1912
131:1897
1191::
717:.
692:.
667:.
631:^
605:^
588:.
565:^
547:.
527:.
502:.
307:,
283:.
274:$
270:Rs
260:,
197:,
786:e
779:t
772:v
728:.
703:.
678:.
653:.
625:.
599:.
559:.
533:.
513:.
488:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
