Mysore Palace

The Mysore Palace, Karnataka is popularly known as the the Maharajah's Palace, situated at the city center at Mirza Road. Mysore Palace is one of the most fascinating monument of Mysore city. The other name of the Mysore Palace is Amba Vilas and is the largest palaces of India. Mysore's Wodeyar Mahararajas resided in the Mysore Palace of Karnataka.

The Mysore Palace is a three storied edifice with a length of 245 feet and breadth of 156 feet. The Mysore Palace at Karnataka comprises of a sequence of arched square towers enclosed by domes. The original palace of Mysore was carved out of wood which was accidentally burnt in 1897. The 24th Wodeyar Raja rebuilt the Mysore Palace of Karnataka in 1912. The Mysore Palace followed the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture.

The Mysore Palace of Karnataka at present is under the supervision of the Archaeological Department of the India and is converted into a museum. The museum of the Mysore Palace in Karnataka preserves a rare collection of marvelous carvings and exquisite art and sculpture culled from across the globe. You will get the opportunity to see the paintings, jeweler, royal costumes of the Royal families of Wodeyars.

The ground floor of the Mysore Palace of Karnataka displays the personal belongings of the Wodeyar Mahararaja while the upper floor displays collection of weapons belonging to the Maharajah.

The 200 kg gold royal throne of the Wodeyars is the most attractive artwork possessed by the Mysore Palace at Karnataka that is exhibited to the public only during the Dussera festival. The Mysore Palace is stunningly lighted every Sunday nights and in the Dussera month.

You will get to see twelve temples surrounding the compound of the Mysore Palace at Karnataka. Among them the Varashaswamy Temple is built in typical Dravidian style. Various religious ceremonies are conducted on special occasions.