Shot the Trippunithura Hill Palace for a Metro story by our reporter Ramachandran. This place is majestic and for those people who have not visited this place, please visit this place ! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For those who are not aware of this place. The Hill Palace, Keralas first heritage museum noted for royal collections of the erstwhile Maharaja of Kochi, is today the largest archaeological museum in Kerala. Built in 1865, the palace complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style of Kerala, sprawled over 52 acres of beautifully landscaped terraced land which houses a deer park and facilities for horse riding. Numerous species of flora including rare medicinal plants grow here. On display in the full-fledged Ethno-archaeological museum are oil-paintings, murals, sculptures in stone and manuscripts, inscriptions, coins, belongings of the Kochi royal family and royal furniture including the simhasana (throne).
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 06:32:30 +0000
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