MYSORE PALACE
Architecture : Indo-Saracenic Style
Originally Built Of : Wood
Rebuilt in : 1912 AD
The
Mysore Palace, built is Indo-Saracenic style with domes turrets, arches
and colonnades, the palace is a treasure house of exquisite carvings and
works of art from all over the world. The tastefully decorated and
inticrately carved doors open into luxuriously decorated rooms.
The palace has now been converted into a museum, which treasures the
souvenirs, paintings, jewellery, royal costumes and other items, which
were once possessed by the Wodeyars. It is said that the palace displays
the largest collection of gold items, quantity wise. The Durbar hall of
the palace has an ornate ceiling and many sculpture pillars which are said
to have been painted with gold.
The walls of the palace are painted with pictures of the Dassera
processions and these paintings are painted in such a manner that from any
angle you can see the procession coming towards you. The royal throne of
the Wodeyars is displayed during the Dassera festival.
The palace was originally built of wood, which got burnt down in 1897 AD
and was rebuilt in 1912 AD.
THE PALACE LIT-UP
This profusely decorated and gilded palace is illuminated every Sundays
and on holidays.
