Lakshmipuram Palace
| Lakshmipuram Palace ലക്ഷ്മീപുരം കൊട്ടാരം | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Travancore | |
  Location within Kerala | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Eattukettu Architecture of Kerala Dravidiyan Style |
| Town or city | Puzhavathu, Changanassery in Kottayam district |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 9°26′24″N 76°32′09″E / 9.4400806°N 76.5358626°E |
| Construction started | 1810 |
| Completed | 1811 |
| Client | Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Laterite stone, rubble, teak wood |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Engineer of Travancore |
Lakshmipuram Palace (
Malayalam: ലക്ഷ്മീപുരം കൊട്ടാരം) is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families at Changanassery. Palace is located at Puzhavathu near to Kavil Bhagavathy Temple.[1] The Lakshmipuram Palace was built in 1811 AD by Travancore ruler Maharani Ayilyom Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi (1791–1815) on behalf of the family of her husband Raja Raja Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran.[2] Until then, the royal family at the Neerazhi Palace in Changanacherry had been moved to newly built Lakshmipuram Palace.[3] It was the seat of the royal family of Koi thampurans and has produced many illustrious writers such as Raja Raja Varma Koil Thampuran, Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran and A. R. Raja Raja Varma. Noted Malayalam singer and classical musician L. P. R. Varma
also hails from this palace.
Construction background
In the late 18th century, after the invasion of Malabar by Hyder Ali, Kunjikutty Thamburatty of the Aliyakode swarupam (
Swati Thirunal, a famous musician and lyricist who ruled Travancore from 1828 to 1846.[7]
Additional images
- Palace and Personalities born in Lakshmipuram Palace, Changanassery
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Entrance of Lakshmipuram Palace -
Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran (1845) -
A. R. Raja Raja Varma (1863) -
Dr. L. A. Ravi Varma (1884) -
L. P. R. Varma (1927)
See also
- Aranmula palace
References
- ISBN 978-8170200406
- ISBN 8185499268; Edition : 1996; Pages: 2500; Author:T.K. Velu Pillai; Editor:S.Raimon; Category:Manuals; Year of Publishing:1940
- ISBN 81-7835-018-1(Vol II)
- ^ രവീന്ദ്രരാജ, ഡോ കെ. "കേരളവർമ വലിയ കോയിത്തമ്പുരാൻ". Mathrubhumi.
- ^ "District News". ManoramaOnline.
- ^ Mewat, Mahi. The Indian Encyclopaedia. p. 4690.
- ^ DEVNATH, LAKSHMI (27 December 2013). "The Monarch musician". THE HINDU. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
