Hill Palace, Tripunithura
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 Hill Palace, Front view |
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| Location | Thrippunithura |
| Public transit access | Buses |
Hill Palace is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, near Tripunithura, Kochi,.[1] It was the administrative office of Kochi Rajas. Built in 1865, the Palace complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style, spreading across in 54 acres (220,000 m2). The complex has an archaeological museum, a heritage museum, a deer park, a pre-historic park and a children’s park.[2] The land surrounding the Hill Palace has rare Medicinal Plants.
Presently the palace has been converted into a museum and is open to public all days except Mondays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm. The palace is about 12 km from Ernakulam mainland and approachable by road.
The Centre for Heritage Studies (CHS) is an autonomous research and training institute set up by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala also functions at the site. CHS is designated as the 'Manuscript Conservation Centre' (MCC) and Manuscript Resource Centre (MRC) by the National Mission for Manuscripts.[3]
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[edit] History
Hill Palace was built in 1865 by the Maharaja Of Cochin using their personal wealth and now is the largest archaeological museum in kerala.[4] The palace was handed over to the Government of Kerala by the Cochin Royal Family and in 1980, the palace was taken over by the Department Of Archaeology and later converted into a Museum. It was opened to the public in 1986. The famous Malayalam film Manichitrathazhu starring Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobhana was shot in the palace.
[edit] Museum
The museum displays 14 categories of exhibits including murals, paintings, sculptures in stone and plaster of paris, manuscripts, inscriptions, carvings etc. The collections displayed in the museum is mainly from the Cochin Royal Family. Some other exhibits are from Travancore Royal House, Paliam Devaswom and from the department of Archaeology. It has a gold crown embedded with precious stones and many valuable coins, ornaments, majestic beds and samples of epigraphy.
[edit] See also
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- ^ The Official Website of Ernakulam District
- ^ The magnificent hill palace at Thripunithura (Thiruvankulam panchayat, ernakulam district of Kerala), was once the Headquarters of the illustrious Kochi Royal family
- ^ [http://www.namami.orgNational Mission for Manuscripts.
- ^ http://www.planetware.com/india/tripunithura-hill-palace-museum-ind-kerala-hillpal.htm
[edit] External links
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- Govt of Kerala , India link
- Centre for Heritage Studies , Govt. of Kerala
- http://www.webindia123.com/tourism/monuments/museums/hillpalace.htm
- http://www.tripunithura.net/hillpalace.asp
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Coordinates: 9°57′9.5″N 76°21′51.0″E / 9.952639°N 76.36417°E
