Hill Palace, Tripunithura

Hill Palace, Tripunithura

Hill Palace is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, near Tripunithura. [ [http://www.ekm.kerala.gov.in/places.htm The Official Website of Ernakulam District ] ] It was the administrative office of Kochi Rajas. Built in 1865, the Palace complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style, spreading across in 54 acres. The complex has an archaeological Museum, a Heritage Museum, a Deer Park, a Pre-historic Park and a Children’s park [ [http://www.centreforheritagestudies.com/heritage/html/profilehillpal.htm The magnificent hill palace at Thripunithura (Thiruvankulam panchayat, ernakulam district of Kerala), was once the Headquarters of the illustrious Kochi Royal family ] ] .

Presently the palace has been converted into a museum and is open to public all days except Mondays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. The palace is about 14 km from Kochi and aporoachable by road.

History

In 1980, the palace was taken over by the Department Of Archaeology and later converted into a Museum. It was opened to the public in 1986.

Museum

The museum displays 14 categories of exhibits including murals, paintings, sculptures in stone and plaster of paris, manuscripts, inscriptions, carvings etc. The collections displayed in the museum are mainly from the Travancore Royal House, Paliam Devaswom and from the department of Archaeology. It has a gold crown embedded with precious stones and many valuable coins, ornaments, majestic beds and samples of epigraphy.

Contact

Archaeological Museum,Hill Palace,Hill Palace.P.O,Ernakulam districtPhone : 0484-2781113Fax : 0484-2776374

See also

* Thrippunithura

References

External links

* [http://www.ekm.kerala.gov.in/places.htm Govt of Kerala , India link]
* [http://www.centreforheritagestudies.com/heritage/html/profilehillpal.htm Centre for Heritage Studies , Govt. of Kerala]
* [http://www.webindia123.com/tourism/monuments/museums/hillpalace.htm http://www.webindia123.com/tourism/monuments/museums/hillpalace.htm]
* [http://www.tripunithura.net/hillpalace.asp http://www.tripunithura.net/hillpalace.asp]


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