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Padmanabhapuram Palace, Kanyakumari Reviews

gobikrishnaadrmMouthShut Verified Member
Coimbatore India
Beauty of Kerala architecture in Tamilnadu
Sep 18, 2017 05:02 PM 2392 Views

Hello friends,


Today I am going to share my personal experience when visiting Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kanyakumari


Padmanabhapuram was the capital city of Hindu kings of Travancore. This palace was the home of these kings. THis is not owned and maintained by the Kerala government. This palace is located in the foothills of serene Veli hills surrounded by river Valli. The location is near Western Ghats mountains and that gives the visitors beautiful scenery along with the historical tour. Palace is well maintained


The palace is one of the best examples of Kerala architecture of that era. It is mostly constructed of wood. The palace takes up more than an acre and you have to walk quite a bit to reach all structures of the palace. The palace has many structures namely King's Council Chamber, Queen'sPalace, Performance hall etc


You would find comfortable 2/3 star hotels/accommodation near the palace and its surrounding location, though doesn't expect them to be perfect.


As this place is well maintained and controlled by the government, you will not have any safety issues. Though keep watch outskirts of this palace as it is full of mountains and forests


Trivandrum India
Palace
Dec 31, 2016 09:23 AM 2552 Views (via Android App)

Hi guys this is a fabulous fantastic palace. it's located in tamilnadu kanyakumari district. palace know that lord padmanabha.this one is huge palace in main attraction is the hand craft work in each and every sides of the palace will see.it is a nice architecture work in old en ages.so brilliant construction.


Padmanabhapuram Palace-Kanyakumari District
Jul 10, 2015 10:08 AM 6432 Views

On my last visit to Trivandrum, We decided to visit this famous Palace which is around 50km from Trivandrum and around 20km from Nagerkoil.


Even though this palace is situated in Kanyakumari in Tamilnadu, this is still taken care of by Kerala Government.


This Palace is a wooden mansion. It has special black shiny floors which are made from a unique combination of egg white, jaggery, lime, burnt coconut, charcoal and river sand, secret underground passages leading to a palace 2 km away in case of an invasion ( at the opening tunnel itself we wanted badly to go inside and see it), 17th and 18th century murals, a dining hall that can accommodate 1000 people, four poster medicinal bed, granite dance hall, Belgian Mirror, big four poster bed, we cannot stop getting astonished seeing all these wonderful sights.


This was the ancient capital of the Travancore Kings, which was built around 1601 AD.You cannot take photos or wear footwear inside the Palace as it may damage the floors.All days , except Mondays and National holidays the Palace is open from 9am to 5 pm.This Palace is located near Veli Hills which is a part of the Western Ghats.The kids will really love to see all this.One can never forget about the historical importance of this place, Next time also I would love to visit the Palace.


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Jul 08, 2015 08:28 PM 12365 Views

Padmananbhapuram palace so named after its location is palace located in the current kanyakumari dt. of Tamil nadu. It was the palace of the venad kings who ruled the southern parts of Kerala and later that of the Travancore king before they shifted to Trivandrum. The palace is currently preserved in its original state and is under the archeology department of Kerala.


The palace has a great setting, it comes under the foot of a hill, the veli hills. The view from one of the corridors of the palace of the veli hills is breathtaking. The palce as a whole is mostly made of wood, it has two floors and the floors are, made of mixture of lime stone and many other natural materials.


The palace as a whole has the Kerala model architecture and is quite similar to the kuthira malika, another palace of the travancore kingdom situated in trivandrum that I had visited, but this one is much bigger and magnificent. There is a lot of wood, the ceilings are made of carved wood, there is bed said to be used by the king that has medicinal properties.


There are also objects used by the royalty of that day displayed as it where, these include mirrors of which some are described to have imported from Europe, chairs and other furniture, porcelain pots from china and the like so you get an idea of life around that time.


Visitors are allowed entry into almost all the rooms in the palace. There is the durbal hall where king held meetings, where furniture are preserved as such. there is a dance floor, which has kilvathil on its side, used by the women folk to observe the performance. Apart from the main complex there a number of other structures in the complex most are connected to the main complex, each separate structure also follows the Kerala style of four corners with nadumuttam.


The tallest is the uppara malika, that was built by king marthanda varma in honor of the Lord Padmanabha, this also has a lot of wood work like most are palace structures. The one worth mentioning is the intricate mural painting on walls of the top floor. It is simply magnificent and well preserved. The other structures include thai kottaram, the mothers palace. The Indravilasam where important guest stayed. the puthan kottaram, which is the newest among the structures built in 19th century. the thekke mailika is separate and also acts as a museum for some of the old artifacts.there are many more structures including the armory. Each structures though similar in a glance, is completely varied and has stories of their own. It is good idea take the service of a guide, guides are provided by the archaeological department.


The whole complex is situated in the padmanabhapuram fort. the archaeological department after acquiring the structures has constructed a museum inside the complex. The construction is similar to other structures and doesn't stand out or interfere with the view of others. The museum is towards right as we enter and houses different artifacts from the area, most of which are stone idols of gods and goddess.


Overall this the most beautiful man made structures in whole of Kerala, even tough currently situated in Tamil nadu. The intricacies of the architecture and wooden carvings is  sight everyone should view at least once. You can reach here easily by road and is situated about 50km from trivandrum on the way to kanyakumari.


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