Bangalore Palace
Bangalore Palace is situated in the Palace Gardens, at the heart of the Bangalore city of India. Built in the year 1887 by Wodeyar dynasty,Chamarajendra Wadiyar bought the original property in 1873 from the principal of Bangalore Central High school, Reverend J Garret, from his personal funds. The main building spreads across 45,000 sq feet with a mix of Tudor and Scottish Gothic architecture adorned by foiled windows, battlements and turrets. The palace was built in two years, at a cost of about Rs 198,158
The Architecture and Interior decor of the Bangalore Palace
The Palace was built in Tudor style architecture with fortified towers, battlements and turrets. A total of 35 rooms, most of them bedrooms, were built in the palace. The interiors of the palace are decorated with elegant wood carvings including floral motifs and cornices.
(A turret as seen from the first floor balcony around the central courtyard of the Palace.)
The ground floor of the palace has an open Courtyard containing granite seats covered with fluorescent blue ceramic tiles, It also has a Ball room for holding private parties.
(The fountain gifted by the King of Spain, Don Alphonso at the The maharajah’s courtyard)
(Balcony at First floor around the Central courtyard of the Palace)
(The Ball room)
(The Ball Room)
The First floor of the Palace.
A decorated wooden staircase adorned with paintings and a massive elephant head leads to the first floor of the Palace. The first floor of the palace consists of an elaborate Hall known as the Durbar hall where the King used to address the assembly. The Durbar Hall is is furnished with neo-classical, Victorian and Edwardian style furniture. Yellow colour has been profusely used in the Hall and the sofa set is also in yellow One side of the Hall contains stained glass windows in Gothic style. A screen on one end separates the ares where the ladies used to sit and watch the assembly proceedings.
(The elephant head)
(Staircase leading to Durbar hall art First Floor)
(Furniture in the Durbar hall)
(Stained Glass and mirrors in the durbar Hall)
( The screen of the ladies gallery at the Durbar Hall)