The fabulous Bangalore Palace

Bangalore Palace is situated in the Palace Gardens at the heart of the Bangalore city in India.  It was built by the Wodeyar dynasty in 1887. The magnificent wood carvings and Tudor style architecture of the palace attract visitors from all over the world. It looks like the Windsor Castle of London.

The palace is surrounded by beautiful gardens. The Fortified towers, Gothic windows and battlements of the palace are added beauty to the palace. The palace is mainly constructed of wood. The splendid carvings and paintings look fantastic in sight. The ground floor of the palace has a massive open square full of granite seats that are adorned with fluorescent blue ceramic tiles.

The courtyard has a ball room where the private parties of the king where held. The first floor has a Durbar Hall where the king used to address the assembly. There is more use of yellow color in the hall with the wall and sofa being of the same color.

There are number of paintings of Raja Ravi Varma in the palace. The inner wall of the palace has paintings belonging to the mid 19^thcentury. The other attraction of the palace includes a dining table of the Diwan of Mysore, Sir Mirza Ismail.

Don’t miss visiting this place when you are in Bangalore India.

Keywords:Palace Gardens, wood carvings, architecture, paintings, tiles, courtyard, Durbar Hall, Diwan of Mysore.

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Splendid Appearance of Mysore Palace

Mysore Palace is one of the most famous tourist attractions in India with more than 2.7 million visitors. The tourists are not allowed to take photographs inside the palace. All visitors must remove their footwear to enter the palace. The palace is surrounded by a large garden. The Architecture of the palace is fantastic. Above the central arch inside the palace is a sculpture of Gaja lakshmi the goddess of wealth, prosperity, good luck and abundance.

The palace is the venue for the famous Mysore Dasara festival. On the tenth day of the festival Vijaya Dhasami a parade of elephants starts from the palace grounds. The Dasara festival is celebrated on the month of September and October of each year.

The festival symbolizes the victory of goddess durga over the demon Mahishasura and there by  witnessing the triumph of good over evil. The great chamundashwari temple is near to Mysore.

To celebrate this festival the palace of Mysore is illuminated with more than 96,000 lights during that two month period.

The royal throne called the Ratna Simhasana with captivating artwork on its gold plates is displayed during the Dasara festival. The Maharajas of Mysore used to sit on the golden throne and hold durbars in the palace Durbar Hall.

The Royal family continues to live in a portion of the palace.

Keywords:Royal family, Ratna Simhasana, 
                  Dasara festival, Architecture, 
                  royal throne. 

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