Talk:Mysore Palace

Amba vilas - portuguese name?
It means House of Mother Godess of mysore  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.179.55.0 (talk) 17:47, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

why does it have a name that means both villas (among other things)?

K!ng of hearts Harshavardhana

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Trend Micro declares using their lookup tool that the link to the virtual tour is malicious. ( history indicates that 77.249.44.200 recently (21 Jan 2010) added this link ) —Preceding unsigned comment added by DavidDyck (talk • contribs) 14:06, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

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Hello mysore — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.236.210.26 (talk) 12:56, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

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Mysuru palace
J 2405:201:D002:6087:5D6C:FF00:1D1F:162F (talk) 14:06, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Architecture
The architectural style of domes of the palace is commonly described as Indo-Saracenic, with blends of the Hindu, Mughal, Rajput, and Gothic styles The entire Architecture and construction Overseen and inspected by an Executive Engineer Of respective division. It is a three-storey stone structure with marble domes, and has a 145-foot five-storey tower. The palace is surrounded by a large garden.

The main complex is 245 ft long and 156 ft wide. There are fire extinguishing machines located in all parts of the palace in order to prevent any fires.

The palace has three entrances: the east gate (the front gate, opened only during the Dasara and for dignitaries), the south entrance (for the public), and the west entrance (usually opened only during the Dasara).

The three-storey stone building of a fine grey granite with deep pink marble domes has a facade with several expansive arches and two smaller ones flanking the central arch, which is supported by tall pillars. Above the central arch is a sculpture of Gajalakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity, fortune, and abundance, with her elephants. There are three major exclusive temple buildings within the Old Fort, and about 18 inside the central palace building. The palace was built adjacent to the even older Parakala Mutt headquarters, whose leaders have remained the rajagurus (royal teacher and guide) of Mysore kings. The kings of Mysore were devotees of Goddess Chamundi, hence the palace faces the Chamundi Hills. The palace houses two durbar halls (ceremonial meeting halls of the royal court) and incorporates an array of courtyards, gardens, and buildings.

Apart from its outstanding architecture, the palace is also known for its impeccable roof art, tiles and mosaics, paintings of the royal family and festive possessions. There also lies display rooms containing old cannons and rifles used by the imperial army, as well as mounted ivory, sandalwood and pearl boxes, as well as granite carvings of animals.

Iamsanatani (talk) 05:28, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

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