Dutch Palace (Kochi)
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palace, architectural heritage
The credit for constructing this impressive palace around a.d 1555 goes to the Portuguese who presented it to Vira Kerala Verma, the ruler of Kochi, in exchange of trading rights. However, it is popularly known as the Dutch Palace because during their short-lived regime, the Dutch were responsible for renovating the palace. The brilliantly executed mural paintings, depicting scenes from the Puranas (ancient Hindu scriptures) and the two Hindu epics, Mahabharata and the Ramayana, are the highlights of the palace. The tempera style of painting was used in the murals. The coronation of the Raja of Kochi, an event of great significance, was held in the palace. Echoing with tales of ghosts, hidden treasures and secret passages, the spacious palace is sure to capture the imagination of every visitor.
While a Bhagavati Temple stands in the courtyard of the two storeyed, quadrangular palace, there is another temple complex of Shiva (the Destroyer in the Hindu Holy Trinity of Creator- Preserver- Destroyer) and Vishnu (the Preserver) to the south of the edifice. The palace is built on the lines of traditional Kerala architecture known as nalukettus (four buildings).
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Anurag Chandra Gupta
anurag@cuindia.com
While a Bhagavati Temple stands in the courtyard of the two storeyed, quadrangular palace, there is another temple complex of Shiva (the Destroyer in the Hindu Holy Trinity of Creator- Preserver- Destroyer) and Vishnu (the Preserver) to the south of the edifice. The palace is built on the lines of traditional Kerala architecture known as nalukettus (four buildings).
Added by:
Anurag Chandra Gupta
anurag@cuindia.com
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Coordinates: 9°57'29"N 76°15'33"E
- BIBIN SAJU 32 km
- Kilimanoor 146 km
- Murinjapalam 176 km
- Kowdiar 177 km
- Bangalore Palace Grounds 370 km
- Cooke Town 370 km
- Taj Falaknuma Palace Hotel 855 km
- GADI (Historical Place) 964 km
- Qila - E- Ark 1111 km
- Khairagarh 1373 km
- Dutch Palace Grounds
- Jew town 0.2 km
- Kappalandimukku 0.6 km
- Mattanchery 0.7 km
- Mattanchery Wharf 0.8 km
- Panayapally 1 km
- Coal Storing Area, Cochin Port Trust 1.4 km
- Willingdon Island 2.2 km
- Ernakulam 5.1 km
- Vembanad Lake - Central (Kochi Lake) 11 km