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Kochi : One of the natural harbours in the world, the city of Cochin or also
"Kochi" has been conferred the title of “Queen of the Arabian Sea”. Kochi’s is the commercial capital of Kerala. Chinese fishing nets along Cochin harbour . It specialises in exporting pepper, seafood, rubber and coir. Kochi has been the nerve-centre of business activities from ancient times. Trade attracted the Chinese, Jews, Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch and English whose influence is still reflected in the lifestyle of the people. Some of the finest monuments in Kochi such as the Jewish Synagogue and the Dutch Palace are a product of this cultural influence. The area around the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth is known as the Jew Town. A stroll down the narrow bylanes of the Jew Town has an array of curio shops, warehouses and spice auction rooms. Kochi has the old tiled houses built in the Chinese pagoda style. Colonial buildings, Chinese fishing nets and mosques are few of the traces of past .
There are paces like the Mattancherry Palace, Jewish Synagogue, etc but the Mattancherry Palace is very famous.

Mattancherry Palace - The palace (Dutch Palace) was built by the Portuguese in 1557 and presented to the Cochin Raja, Veera Kerala Varma. The Dutch renovated it after 1663, and therefore the palace has another name, 'Dutch Palace'. The most important feature of Mattanchery Palace is the murals in the bedchambers and other rooms, which depict scenes from the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranic legends connected with Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, Kumara and Durga. These murals are some of the most beautiful and extensive, and are one of the wonders of India.