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Mysore Palace,
Karnataka
Mysore Palace or the Amba Vilas Palace, the beautiful profile of
this walled Indo-Saracenic palace, the seat of the maharajas of
Mysore, graces the city's skyline. An earlier palace burnt down
in 1897 and the present one was completed in 1912.
How
to reach there:
There are five daily express services to and fro Bangalore. The
Central bus terminal handles all the KSTRC long- disyance buses.
Accomodations:
- Lalitha
Mahal Palace Hotel.
-
Quality Inn Southern Star.
-
Hotel Metropole.
- Kings
Kourt Hotel.
What
to see:
- Inside
the fort it's a kaleidscope of stained glass, mirrors, there are
also beautiful carved wooden doors and mosaic floors, as well
as a whole series of mediocre, though historically interesting,
paintings depicting life in Mysore during the Edwardian Raj.
- Note
the beautifully carved mahogany ceilings, solid silver doors,
white marble floors and superb columned Durbar Hall.
- The
palace even has a selection of Hindu temples within the palace
walls including the Varashaswamy Temple with a gopuram which set
the pattern for the later Sri Chamundeswari Temple on Chamundi
Hill. The former maharaja is still in residence at the back of
the palace.
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