Neighborhood
Mattancherry
48 locals recommend,
Location
Kochi, KL
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Constructed by the Portuguese in 1568 as a gift to Maharaja of Kochi, the palace was renovated by the Dutch and renamed as Dutch Palace. The coronations of Kochi Maharajas are always held here.
The Palace was built and gifted by the Portuguese as a present to the king of Cochin around 1555. The Dutch carried out some extensions and renovations in the palace in 1663, and thereafter it was popularly called Dutch Palace. The rajas also made more improvements to it. Today, it is a portrait gallery of the Cochin Rajas and notable for some of the best mythological murals in India, which are in the best traditions of Hindu temple art.
The Palace was built and gifted by the Portuguese as a present to the king of Cochin around 1555. The Dutch carried out some extensions and renovations in the palace in 1663, and thereafter it was popularly called Dutch Palace. The rajas also made more improvements to it. Today, it is a portrait gal…
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