The Krishnapuram Palace is a
palace and museum located in Kayamkulam near Alappuzha in Alappuzha district,
Kerala in southwestern India. It was built in the 18th century by Anizham
Thirunal Marthanda Varma (1729–1758 AD), the Travancore Kingdom. It is built in
the architectural style of Kerala with gabled roof, narrow corridor and dormer
windows, near the Krishnaswamy Temple at Krishnapuram.
The palace is maintained by the
Kerala State Department of Archaeology and contains exhibits that belonged to
the Palace and its former occupant, the Travancore Maharaja Marthanda Varma. It
is also famous for a large pond within the palace complex. It is also said that
an underground escape route runs from the bottom of the pond as a possible
escape route from enemies.
Among the many Kerala-style
paintings seen in the palace, a distinctly placed mural painting is titled
"Gajendra Moksham" of 154 square feet (14.3 m2) size, which is said
to be the largest such find in Kerala. It is placed on the western end of the
ground floor of the palace.
The double edged Kayamkulam Vaal
(sword) is also on display here. The palace houses, in its courtyard, one of
the four statues of Buddha found in Alappuzha District.
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