Mysore Palace

Architecture and history of Mysore Palace. The Mysore Palace is one of the most visited tourist attractions in India. It is a marvel of Indo-Sarcenic Architecture.

1. GROUP 5
NAME OF GROUP MEMBERS ROLL NO.
Chauhan Durgavati 2102
Desai Sejal 2103
Manjrekar Riya 2110
Shaikh Mohammed Attah 2122
Shaikh Zeba 2123
Varadkar Sanika 2126

3. INDEX
SR. NO. TOPIC PAGE
NO.
1 About Mysore Palace 4
2 Location 5
3 History 6
4 Architecture 7
5 Materials Used 14
6 Features Of Structure 16
7 Maintenance And Protection 17
8 Today 18
9 Map Of The Palace 19

4. About Mysore Palace :
•Also known as Amba Vilas Palace
•Owner: Rajmata PramodaDevi Wodeyar
•Location: Mysore, Karnataka
•Construction period: 1897-1912
•Cost of Construction: 42lakh (approx.)
•Ground Floor area: 245ft X 156ft
•Famous for; Dusshera festivities.

5. Location :
•Mysore Palace is situated in Karnataka state.
•Mysore is the southernmost city of Karnataka
and is a neighboring city of the states of
Kerala andTamil Nadu in the south,
flanked by the state cities Mercara,
Chamarajanagara, and Mandya.
•Coordinates: 12.°18’14” N, 76.°39’16” E

6. History :
•Owned by Wodeyars
•Architect: Henry Irwin
•The first Palace was built in the 14
th
century
•1638: Palace was damaged by lightning
•1803: Old palace was demolished and a new one built
•1897: Palace fully destroyed in the fire
•1897: Construction of the current palace began
•1912: Construction completed
•1940: Addition of public durbar hall wing

7. Architecture
Indo Saracenic Revival Style
(Hindu, Muslim, Rajput, and Gothic)
CentralTower:
•Height:145ft
•Floors:5
•Towerprojectsupfromtherestoftherooflinelikea
towerofaGothiccathedral
•Topofthetowerisalargedome–PersianStyle
•Topofthedomeisadomedchhatri–RajputStyle
•Abovethecentralarchisthestatueofgoddess
Gajalakshmi–Hinduinfluence

8. •‘Jharokha’(protrudingbalconies)–RajasthaniArchitecture
•Pointedarches–Persianinorigin
•GombeThotti(Doll’sPavilion)–Europeaninfluence
•KalyanaMantapa(CeremonialHall)withwrought-ironpillarsanda
stainedglassceilingwithaprominentpeacockmotif-Persianinfluence
•EntranceofAmbaVilas(Diwan-e-Khas)isarosewooddoorwayinlaid
withivorythatopensintoashrinetoGanesha-HinduInfluence
•Greatdealofplasterworkontheceiling–BlendofNativeandgothic
styles

14. Materials Used
•Wood-teak (yellow-brown) and Rosewood (coffee Colour)
•Marble
•Stones
•Hard Granite
•Tinted Glass
•Cast Iron, Steel
•Ivory, Gold, Silver
•Brass
•Stucco work

15. •On the floor, are the embedded inlay work –Pietra dura –popularly
known as Agra work
•Door carved out of Teak and Rosewood

16. Features of Structure
•Current palace is built on the foundation laid for the old palace (1803)
•Fireproof
•Public DurburHall –42.75m X 12.70m
•New Public Durbar Hall (1938-40) –Clear height: 15.24m above
ground level
•Area:74.68m X 24.38m without any intermediate pillars
•Pillars in Diwan-e-Khas are made of hollow cast iron
•Jayamarthanda(principal east gate) –
•Constructed of reinforced concrete
•Central archway: 60feet high and 45 feet span

17. Maintenance and Protection
•In-charge: Mysore Palace Board constituted by the Government of
Karnataka
•Revenue source: Entry ticket sales
•No major conservation work done yet
•Footwears are not allowed in the palace premises
•The whole court is netted at the top to prevent birds messing the
inside.

18. Today
•MysorePalaceismanagedbytheGovernmentof
Karnatakawhileitcontinuestoretainitsdesignation
astheRoyalSeatoftheMaharajasofMysore.
•Thegrandedificepreservesvariousvaluable
possessionsofWodeyarswhichincludessouvenirs,
jewelry,royalcostumes,andpaintings.Thoughthe
palaceisopentothepublic,theerstwhileroyalfamily
stillcontinuestoliveinaportionofit.
•Theage-oldMysoreDasaraFestivaliscelebratedhere
initsfullglory.Over6millionvisitorscomehere
annuallytoexperiencetherichhistoryofthis
magnificentmonument