MYSORE PALACE

 Mysore palace:

             Counted amongst the grandest royal buildings in the country, the spectacular Mysore Palace was the former seat of the Maharajas of Wadeyar. The original palace was destroyed by fire in 1897. British architect Henry Irwin designed the palace that you see at present. The significant element of this architecturally mesmerizing structure is the celebration of Dussehra here. On Dussehra, thousands of light bulbs accentuate its imposing profile against the dark illuminate this palace.

The Mysore Palace is one of the most magnificent buildings in India.  Palace is situated in Mysore city in Karnataka.  It used to be the official residence of Wodeyars, the royal family of Mysore with two durbar halls.  The palace was built by Wodeyars kings in 14th century, and has been demolished and repaired several times.  The present palace was built in 1940.  It is an invaluable national treasure of India.

It is one of the most famous tourist’s attractions, catching attention of thousands of tourists around the world.  Mysore Palace is illuminated with thousands of bulbs on Sunday evenings and festive occasions, which makes a stunning sight that is not to be missed.  Most of the tourists come to Mysore in the month of September or October when palace is made the venue for celebration of famous festival of Mysore dasara

Mysore Palace

When was it built: Originally in the 14th century, later reconstructed/renovated several times

Who built it: Yaduraya Wodeyar (original one) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (present one)

Where is it located: Mysore/Musuru, Karnataka, India

Why was it built: Royal Palace

Architectural Style: Indo-Saracenic

Visit Timing: Daily, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm

How to Reach: One can reach Mysore by KSRTC bus, train or cab from Bangalore (140 Km approx), which is well connected by train and air with major cities of India and by air with some international ones.

King Yaduraya first built a palace inside the Old Fort in Mysore in the 14th century, which was demolished and constructed multiple times. The regent of Mysore, Her Majesty Maharani Vani Vilas Sannidhna, and her son, the Maharaja of Mysore His Highness Rajarshi Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, commissioned the British architect Lord Henry Irwin to build a new palace to replace the old one which had been turned into ashes by fire.[2] Meanwhile, the royal family stayed in the nearby Jaganmohan Palace.The construction was overseen by B. P. Raghavulu Naidu, who was Executive engineer in the Mysore Palace Division. He conducted elaborate architectural studies during visits to Delhi, Madras and Calcutta, and these were used in planning for the new palace. Construction cost Rs. 41,47,913 and was completed in 1912. This is the magnificent and a masterpiece of a palace which is standing in front of us and visited by hundreds of people from all over the world daily.[3]

Construction of the current palace was commissioned in 1897, completed in 1912,[4] and expanded around 1940 (including the addition of the present Public Durbar Hall wing) during the reign of His Highness Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last Maharaja of Mysore Kingdom. The construction was completed in 1912, but the fort continued to be beautified and its inhabitants were slowly moved to the newer extension built off the palace.

Apart from the leonine Mysore Palace and Jaganmohan Palace (which, later, His Highness Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar used as his art gallery and it remains an art gallery), the city has several other grand palaces like Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion (now a folk art museum), Rajendra Vilas Mansion (now a private hotel atop Chamundi Hills), Lalitha Mahal Palace (now a five-star hotel), Laxmi Vilas Mansion, Cheluvamba Vilas Palace (the palace which His Highness Maharaja Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar donated to the newly born Govt. of India; now the headquarters of Central Food Technological Research Institute, a national research institute), and Krishnarajendra Vilas Palace (now Krishna Rajendra Hospital). Besides there are buildings a century old or more, like Crowfard Hall (now the headquarters of the University of Mysore), Oriental Research Institute building, Corporation Complex of Mysore City Corporation, et cetera. In all the above palaces, the royal family holds blocks held by the kings traditionally. However, the Bangalore Palace and Mysore Palace are entirely under the possession of the royal family. Bangalore Palace remains entirely a private property of the princess.

so its very important for everyone understand,the Indian architecture style and kings kindness, and also they are provide the education and shelter to their people, there are very love about their people, this is differences of mysore kings and other rulers.