ANCIENT PALACES, HERITAGE SITES IN KERALA

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ANCIENT PALACES IN KERALAPROUD REMAINS OF KINGSHIP ERA

Kavalapara Palace, Near Trissur : Owned by a feudal family in medieval Kerala.

Chittoor Palace, Ernakulam

Kowdiar Palace, Trivandrum - The official residence of Travancore Royal family

Kilimanoor Palace, Trivandrum

Mattancherry Palace, built by the Portuguese and presented to the Raja of Kochi in 1555 A.D

Napier Museum, Trivandrum - The building was named after Lord Napier, the Governor of Madras from 1866-1872.

Attingal palace - Attingal has been the residence of the women of the Venad royal family. The Attingal Palace dates to 1305 C.E.

Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangad

Thevally palace, Kollam

Padmanabhapuram Palace - Located 55 km away from Thiruvananthapuram on the highway to Nagarcoil-Kanyakumari

Kanakakunnu Palace - A summer palace of the erstwhile royal family of Travancore, built in 1885

Kuthiramalika Palace – Built by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Balarama Varma

Bolghatty Palace, Kochi - One of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland, this quaint mansion, built in 1744, by Dutch traders

Ruines of Eraniel palace, Kanyakumari

Koyikkal Palace, located at Nedumangad, 18 kilometers from Trivandrum - built for Umayamma Rani of the Venad royal family

Arakkal Palace, Kannur - owned by the only royal Muslim family in Kerala known as the Arakkal family

Pandalam Palace near Sabarimala, the permanent home for the royal family of Pandalam who are the descendants of the Pandya kings of Madurai.

Halcyon Palace - Built in the 1930's in the city of Travancoreby by Sri Rama Varma Valia Koil Thampuran, consort of Regent Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, used as summer resort

Poonjar Palace

Archbishop's House, Changanassery

Thrissur Sakthan Thampuran Palace - a unique combination of Dutch and traditional Kerala style, built by Raja Rama Varma

Kollengode Palace – Built by the Raja of Kollengode, Vasudeva Raja, in 1904 and gave it to his daughter

Kalari Kovilakam, Kollemkode near Kochi - was built on rage by Dhatri Rani

Chirakkal Kovilakam is located in Kodungallur, dated before AD 1800

Puthen Kovilakam - It was a well-known learning center. Many eminent scholars from this Kovilakam contributed toMalayalam and Sanskrit literature.

Nedumpuram palace - belongs to the branch of Kulashekara dynasty that ruled the principality ofUdayamangalam in Northern Kerala

The substantial residence of the Maharaja of Travancore at Thevalli in Quilon town – dates back 1900

Soma Kerala Palace - A Resort with ancient architecture style