1he Colonlal Churches

ArchlLecLure has always been a symbol of power and by Lhe

Llme Lhe Luropeans arrlved several ouLslders had lnvaded
lndla and made adopLed homes
L Andrew klrk Madras
Led by Lhe porLuguese europeans Lhey
esLabllshed colonles along Lhe coasLllne
lndla and wlLh LhaL zeal was equalled by
chrlsLlan who bullL splendld caLhredrals
and churches ln Coa
1hese were bullL Lyplcally ln Luropean
ClasslclsL and 8aroque sLyle wlLh plan
elevaLlons from paLLern books
L Andrews klrk Madras 1he dome of
Lhls church ls an archlLecLural marvel
supporLed by 16 corlanLhlan columns A
mlxLure of crushed sea shells and lapls
lazull was used Lo glve blue lnLerlor of
Lhe dome lLs color
1he 8aslllca of 8om !esus Coa
lL ls bullL of laLerlLe and
plasLlc and has Lhree
sLorled 8enalssance faade
1he maln alLar deplcLs Lhe
lnfanL !esus and ln
sourLhern LransepL wlLh
LwlsLed gllded columns ls
Lhe chapel and Lomb of L
lransls xavler's
1he lnLerlor ls ornamenLed
wlLh wood and gold leaf
characLerlsLlcs of lndlan
8aroque sLyle All Lhree
classlcal orders of columns
uorlc lonlc and
corlanLhum flnd
expresslon ln Lhe church
1he Colonlal forLs
1he early archlLecLural needs of col ower who came Lo lndla were due Lo Lhe
mercanLlle needs LaLer as need Lo forLlfy Lhese became necessary proLecLed
garrlsslons emerged LhaL noL only warehouses buL also resldenLlal and offlclals
quarLers for offlcers and soldlers churches banks and LheaLres 1hus lorL
Wllllams was bullL Lo house Lhe enLlre Luropean communlLy
1he orLuguese lnLroduced aL uaman Lhe sLar haped plan of Lhe forLlfled clLy of
vlLrlvlus lorLs bullL aL Madras 8ombay and CalcuLLa conslsLed of double walls and
angular basLlons bullL low for Lhe arLlllery Lo command Lhe level of approach
lorL Ceorge Madras
lorL L Ceorge forL
Area wlLhln forL whlLe
Lown and lndlan
Lownshlp ouLslde black
Lown
1he mlllLary sLayed near
Lhe walls whlle Lhe
whlLes clvlllans llved
near warehouses 1hus
Lhls was Lhe beglnnlng of
seperaLlon of 8rlLlsh
seLLlemenLs ln lndla
wlLh mlllLary area known
as canLonmenLs
lorL Ceorge Madras
lorL Wllllams kolkaLLa
Madras was noL a naLural harbour and for Lhls LasL lndla company shlfLed Lo
kolkaLLa lorL Wllllams Loo was deslgned sLar shaped plan by CapLaln 8rohler was
slLuaLed nexL Lo vasL open space LhaL was creaLed Lo allow unresLrlcLed fleld of
flre 1he clvlc bulldlngs were bullL around open spaces maldalns ubllc bulldlngs
were ouLslde Lhe walls of forLs for securlLy reasons
WrlLers 8ulldlng kolkaLLa
lL was Lhe flrsL clvlc bulldlng bullL for
Lhe [unlor clerks of LasL lndla
Company
lL was lnlLlally deslgned by a
carpenLer 1homas Lyon sLrlcLly
uLllllarlan and very llLLle archlLecLural
ornamenLaLlons
lLs faade had replLaLlve buL
unremarkable wlndows and
balusLrade parapeL
1he cenLral parL of fronL faade was
emphaslsed wlLh lonlc pllasLers
1erracoLa dresslng wlLh an ornaLe
CoralnLhlan faade and dummy
pedlmenLed porLlco were added so
LhaL lL would flL ln more wlLh noLlon
of 8a[ and glory
CommemoraLlve archlLecLure
1he vlcLorla Memorlal kolkaLLa
CaLeway of lndla Mumbal
lndla gaLe new uelhl
1he vlcLorla Memorlal kolkaLLa
1he vlcLorla Memorlal has been called mosL poLenL symbol of Lhe 8rlLlsh emplre
Lhe world over Commlssloned by Lord Curzon ln1906 Lo rlval Lhe 1a[ grandeur and
Lo mark over 300 years of 8rlLlsh presence ln lndla and Lhelr rowlng mlghL lL was a
monumenL bullL ln LrlbuLe Lo Lhe Cueen Lmpress 1he bulldlng houses Lhe
personal memorabllla relaLlng Lo Lhe Cueen's relgn and arLlfacLs documenLs and
palnLlng LhaL lllusLraLes Lhe progress of Lhe 8rrlLlsh lndlan Lmplre
lL was deslgned elLher ln Lhe Classlca or Lhe palladlan sLyle and also bullL of Lhe
same whlLe makrana as Lhe 1a[ Mahal Lo rlval Lhe beauLy of Lhe magnlflcenL
Mughal movemenL A glganLlc sLaLue of Lhe Cueen ls seaLed on Lhe Lhrone greeLs
you as you enLer Lhe gleamlng whlLe musuem
1he plan of Lhe bulldlng conslsLs of a large cenLral parL flanked by Lwo chambers
seperaLed from lL by colonnaded corrldors 1he cenLral chamber ls roofed by a hlgh
dome and eacr corner of Lhe bulldlng wlLh smaller domes
1he enLlre bulldlng ls placed on a low marble pllnLh surrounded by reflecLlng pools
and 26 hecLares of gardens 1he Lwo open courLs on each slde also conLalns
sLaLues one of Lhem of Lord Curzon 1he bulldlng goL compleLed ln 1921
1he vlcLorla Memorlal kolkaLLa
lL has been bullL ln a sprawllng 26 hecLares of land and a vlslL Lo vlcLorla Memorlal ls
Lhe besL educaLlon one can posslbly have of Lhe 8rlLlsh LasL lndla Company's rule ln
lndla Pere you wlll come face Lo face wlLh mlnlaLure palnLlngs and lmages of Cueen
Mary klng Ceorge v and Cueen vlcLorla WhaL ls more you wlll be mesmerlzed by
Lhe Lhree Lhousand flve hundred arLlcles assoclaLed wlLh Lhe everlasLlng memory of
Cueen vlcLorla 1hrough Lhese arLlcles one can geL an ldea of Lhe llfe and Llmes of
Cueen vlcLorla Cf speclal lmporLance are Lhe Cueen's dresses Lhe famous 8osewood
plano Lhe Whlsperlng Callery ln Lhe dome and numerous arLlllery weapons used ln
Lhe 8aLLle of lassey
vlcLorla Memorlal ls one of Lhe mosL fasclnaLlng landmarks of kolkaLa 1he vlslL Lo
vlcLorla Memorlal reklndles Lhe opulenL 8a[ era nosLalgla lL ls made of WhlLe Marble
and Lhere ls a harmonlous blend of Luropean and Mughal archlLecLure
cholars and hlsLorlans refer Lo vlcLorla Memorlal as an unhappy aLLempL by Lhe
8rlLlshers Lo bulld a beLLer 1a[ Mahal Lord Curzon flrsL concelved Lhe ldea of bulldlng a
memorlal of sLupendous dlmenslon as a flLLlng LrlbuLe Lo Cueen vlcLorla kolkaLa
belng Lhe caplLal of 8rlLlsh lndla was Lhe naLural cholce for a bulldlng of such
magnlLude
1he vlcLorla Memorlal kolkaLLa
1he rlnce of Wales lald Lhe foundaLlon sLone of Lhe Memorlal aL kolkaLa on 4Lh
!anuary 1906 and on 21sL uecember 1921 Lhe Memorlal was opened Lo ubllc by Lhe
uuke of Wlndsor AparL from Lhe 8oyal Callery a vlslL Lo Lhe kolkaLa Callery ls hlghly
recommended whlch dlsplays Lhe hlsLorlcal legacy of kolkaLa rlghL from !ob Charnock's
dlscovery of kolkaLa Llll Lhe year 1911 afLer whlch Lhe caplLal of 8rlLlsh lndla was
relocaLed Lo uelhl
As far as hlsLorlcal rellcs are concerned you wlll come across lnLrlgulng pleces llke Lhe
nawab's Lhrone lvory chalr of Warren PasLlngs medals awarded Lo rlnce uwarkanaLh
1agore by Cueen vlcLorla and of course Lhe plsLols used by Warren PasLlngs ln acLual
warfare 1he vlcLorla Memorlal garden ls much preferred by young and old brlgade
1he beauLlfully landscaped garden ls all of 64 acres and ls an ldeal place for relaxaLlon
1he vlcLorla Memorlal kolkaLLa
Gateway of Ind|a Mumba|
1he CaLeway ls bullL from
yellow basalL and relnforced
concreLe 1he sLone was locally
obLalned and Lhe perforaLed
screens were broughL
from Cwallor
1he cenLral dome ls 13 meLres (49
fL) ln dlameLer and ls 26 meLres
(83 fL) above ground aL lLs hlghesL
polnL
1he whole harbour fronL was
reallgned ln order Lo come ln llne
wlLh a planned esplanade whlch
would sweep down Lo Lhe cenLre
of Lhe Lown
1he CaLeway of lndla was bullL as a Lrulmphal arch
under whlch Ceorge v and Cueen Mary would pass
when Lhey dlsembarked aL 8ombay on Lhelr way Lo
uelhl for Lhe CoronaLlon uurbar ln 1911
ueslgned by Ceorge WllleL lL ls bullL aL Lhe place Lhe
place where a 19
Lh
cenLury lron gazebo had earller
sLood welcomlng newcomers across Lhe seas Lo Lhe
emplre ln lndla 1he slde chambers of Lhe Lrlple arched
gaLeway were Lo serve as recepLlon rooms
1he seml ocLagonal pllasLers on elLher slde of Lhe maln
arch exLended upwards and are capped wlLh domed
chaLLrls [olned LogeLher by a hlgh parapeL Laves
supporLed on carved corbels accenLuaLe Lhe horlzonLal
llnes
1he CaLeway of lndla ls also remembered Loday
because lL marks Lhe polnL from where Lhe lasL
baLalllon of Lhe 8rlLlsh Army deparLed on Lhelr [ourney
back Lo Lngland ln 1947
CaLeway of lndla Mumbal
8eLween 1913 and 1919 work proceeded on reclamaLlons
aL Apollo 8undar (orL) for Lhe land on whlch Lhe gaLeway
and Lhe new sea wall would be bullL 1he foundaLlons were
compleLed ln 1920 and consLrucLlon was flnlshed ln 1924
1he CaLeway was opened on 4 uecember 1924 by Lhe
vlceroy Lhe Larl of 8eadlng
1he lasL 8rlLlsh Lroops Lo leave lndla Lhe llrsL 8aLLallon of
Lhe omerseL LlghL lnfanLry passed Lhrough Lhe CaLeway ln
a ceremony on 28 lebruary 1948
lrom here people can vlslL LlephanLa Caves by ferry boaLs
1here are luxury boaLs whlch Lake vlslLors around Lhe
harbour for couple of hours CpposlLe Lo CaLeway sLand Lhe
8oyal 1a[ Mahal PoLel and 1a[ 1owers whlch add Lo lLs
beauLy ln fronL of CaLeway of lndla Lhere ls a sLaLue
of ChaLrapaLl hlva[l Mahara[
CaLeway of lndlaMumbal
1he All lndla War Memorlal Arch new
uelhl
ueslgned by lr Ldwln LuLyens
Lhe arch aLands symbollcally along
Lhe focal ceremonlal drlveway
8a[ aLh faclng a sandsLone
canopy once houslng Lhe sLaLue
of klng Ceorge v 1he arch ls a
colossal honey coloured
sLrucLure 43 meLers hlgh wlLh
dellcaLely sculpLured panels of
sLone work rellef 1he erecLlon of
Lhe arch was as much a symbol of
Lhe 8rlLlsh 8a[ as homage Lo lndla
and commemmoraLes Lhe Lles
whlch now blnd Lhe Lwo
counLrles
lnce 1971 an eLernal flame
burns wlLhln Lhe arch ln memory
of Lhe unknown lndlan soldlers
who losL Lhelr llves ln Lhe 1971
war agalnsL aklsLhan
Clvlc bulldlngs
vlcLorla 1ermlnus LaLlon Mumbal
Munlclpal CorporaLlon bulldlngs Mumbal
8a[abhal Lowers Mumbal
Colonlal Lhe people buL also archlLecLure ln lndla ls largely remembered Lhrough
Lhe clvlc bulldlngs LhaL were deslgned by Lhe 8rlLlsh noL only because Lhey were a
parL of because as Lhey evolved Lhe process of Lhelr deslgn reflecLed Lhe
synLhesls of Lhe Lwo archlLecLural culLures
Larly examples were Lown halls rallway Lermlnals musuems law courLs munlclpal
bulldlngs unlverslLy bulldlngs grand llbrarles were based enLlrely on deslgn
phllosophles of Lhe WesL and Lhe vlews of lndlan assoclaLes were never lnvlLed
vlcLorla 1ermlnals Mumbal
Mumbal Lhe vlcLorlan meLropolls was lnsplred above all by Lhe
goLhlc revlval ln Lngland and Lhe vlcLorla 1ermlnus labeled as
Lhe flnesL CoLhlc bulldlng ln lndla ls an archlLecLural ode Lo Lhe
rallways whlch along wlLh Lhe posLal sysLem were lnLroduced Lo
lndla by Lhe 8rlLlsh
1he bulldlng was deslgned by lredrlck Wllllam Levens LarLed
ln 1878 lL Look nlne years Lo be compleLed Modeled on L
ancras LaLlon ln London v 1 ls a symmeLrlcal bulldlng LhaL
comblnes CoLhlc elemenLs such as polnLed arches vaulLs dome
and ornamenL
A masslve masonary dome ln Lhe cenLre provldes Lhe focus of
Lhe bulldlng aLop whlch sLands Lhe LaLue of rogress
1he ornamenLaLlon of Lhe dome as well as Lhe resL of Lhe
bulldlng was Lhe work of Lhe 8ombay ArL school 8eneaLh Lhe
dome ls a masslve sLalrcase LhaL opens onLo Lhe landlng on each
Lhree floors 1he booklng offlce ls Lransverse Lo Lhe axls cross
vaukLed celllng palnLed wlLh gold sLars
Arches plerce Lhe facedes emphaslsed by polychromsLlcs sLone
and glazed Llles
vlcLorla 1ermlnals Mumbal
1he wlndows are fllled wlLh sLalned glass
or dellcaLe wroughL lron grlllwork Lracery
1urreLs rlse above Lhe Lwo Lransverses
pro[ecLlons on elLher slde Lhelr soarlng
verLlcallLy balanclng Lhe horlzonLal
proporLlons of Lhe bulldlng
1he ornamenLaLlons conslsLs of floral
deslgns and groLesque anlmals 1he
masslve plers of Lhe enLrance gaLe
supporL Lhe 8rlLlsh llon and Lhe lndlan
1lger probably Lhe only asymmeLrlcal
elemenLs ln a bulldlng LhaL ls oLherwlse
LoLally symmeLrlcal
vlcLorla 1ermlnals Mumbal
Mun|c|pa| Corporat|on
8u||d|ng Mumba|
Also deslgned by Levens afLer he had lefL Lhe Wu and
seL up hls own pracLlce 1he 8ombay Munlclpal
CorporaLlon bulldlng was flnlshed ln 1893 lL comblnes
surprlslngly for 8ombay a clLy LhaL favored an
unadulLeraLed CoLhlc aesLheLlc Lhe lndo lslamlc or
lndo arcenlc sLyle wlLh CoLhlc ln form and ornamenL
1he vasL sLalrcase Lower LhaL rlses ln Lhe cenLre of Lhe
bulldlng proclalms lLs 8rlLlsh orlglns buL Lhe wlndows
are framed by Lhe cusped arch ln Lhe lndo lslamlc sLyle
and Lhe corner Lowers have bulbous domes of Lhe
same orlgln
A promlnenL masonary gable over Lhe cenLral enLrance
has a wlnged flgure on lL LhaL represenLs Lhe sLaLus of
Mumbal as Lhe maln meLropolls ln lndla
a[abha| 1owers
lr Ceorge coLL an emlnenL Lngllsh archlLecL deslgned
Lhls bulldlng Lhough he never vlslLed lndla 1he
convocaLlon hall on one slde ls an oblong quadrangle ls
deslgned and decoraLed ln Lhe early lrench sLyle of Lhe
23
Lh
cenLury 1he souLh end ls apsldal and seperaLed
from Lhe maln body by Lhe grand arch
A handsome carved Llmber gallery passes around
Lhree sldes of Lhe hall supporLed on eleganL casL lron
brackeLs LlghL enLers Lhe lnLerlor Lhrough a sLalned
glass wlndow LxLernally Lhe mosL dlsLlncLlve feaLures
are Lhe open splral sLalrcases remlnlscenL lrench
sLalrcases
1he llbrary on Lhe oLher slde has arcaded gallerles
modelled on veneLlan archlLecLure and ls crowned by a
plerced parapeL of flnely deLalled sLonework Lach
corner of Lhe bulldlng has open sLalrcase llke Lhe ones
ln Lhe ConvocaLlon Pall rlslng Lo Lhe helghL of Lhe
bulldlng and surrounded by sLone splres
Dn|vers|ty Convocat|on
na|| and L|brary ]a[abha|
towers Mumba|
An lmmense Lower was laLer
added Lo Lhe ensenble by an
lndlan 8anker remchand
roychand who provlded Lhe
funds for Lhe 8a[abhal 1ower on
memory of Lls moLher
lL was based on Lhe concepL of
Lhe lLallan compoolle or bell
Lower and ls Lhe mosL remarkable
feaLure of Lhe whole complex
1he ocLagonal corona ls
surrounded by 23 mLs hlgh
sculpLed flgures represenLed
varlous casLes of wesLern lndla
DnlverslLy ConvocaLlon Pall and
Llbrary /8a[abhal Lowers Mumbal
av|d Sasoon L|brary
Mumba|
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lew PerlLage 8ulldlngs u n 8oad
Mumbal
Jestern a||ways
neadquarters Mumba|
lndo colonlal archlLecLure
1he Laxml vllas palace 8aroda
1he rlnce of wales musuem Mumbal
1he naLlonal arL gallery Madras
1he Musuem aLna
1he r|nce of Ja|es
Musuem Mumba|
1he 8rlLlsh excelled ln Musuem
deslgn1he foundaLlon sLone of
Lhls musuem was lald ln 1903 by
Lhe rlnce of Wales( fuLure
Ceorge v)
lL was modelled on Lhe Col
Cumbaz of 8l[apur and deslgned
by Ceorge WllleL A scolarsLlc
lnLerpreLaLlon of Lhe local lndlan
archlLecLure of Lhe 13
Lh
anf
16LhcenLurles Lhe musuem was
bullL of blue basalL and yellow
sandsLone
lL has an lmmense concreLe dome
ln Lhe cenLre wlLh domeleLLes all
around seL ln a garden llned wlLh
palm Lrees
1he r|nce of Ja|es
Musuem Mumba|
Ceorge WlLLeL lncorporaLed Lhe
columns ralllngs and 'balcony of a
18Lh cenLury Wada (A MaraLha
Manslon) from near naslk lnLo
Lhe lnLernal archlLecLure of Lhe
bulldlng lnLo Lhls eclecLlc mlxLure
also wenL !aln sLyle lnLerlor
columns LhaL form Lhe maln body
of Lhe cenLral pavlllon above
whlch rlse Lhe MaraLha balcony
Lhe lnLersecLlng vaulLs and flnally
Lhe dome
lL ls ln Lhls magnlflcenL bulldlng
LhaL Lhe Museum has been
housed for Lhe lasL 73 years
CompleLed ln 1913 Lhe Museum
8ulldlng was flrsL used as a
Chlldrens Welfare CenLre and
also as a MlllLary PosplLal durlng
Lhe years of Lhe llrsL World War
afLer whlch lL was handed back Lo
Lhe 1rusLees 1he Museum
opened lLs doors for Lhe Lhe
publlc on !anuary 10 1922
1he r|nce of Ja|es
Musuem Mumba|
1he Museum bulldlng ls one of Lhe few
speclflcally planned and bullL as a
Museum lL ls consLrucLed of 8asalL
and kurla sLone wlLh elaboraLe
brackeLs and carved feaLures on lLs
prlnclpal exLerlor 1he maln elevaLlon
ls Lhree sLoreys hlgh capped by a dome
seL upon a base LhaL adds anoLher
sLorey Lo Lhe cenLre of Lhe
composlLlon
1he Laxm| V||as pa|ace
8aroda
1hls colossal palace was deslgned
by Ma[or Charles ManL who Lhen
became obsessed LhaL Lhe
sLrucLure mlghL collapse
lL was compleLed 12 years laLer
by 8oberL lellowes Chlholm ln
1890 afLer Lhe deaLh of ManL
1he crafLsmanshlp an maLerlals
used dlsplay a blend of naLlve"
deLalls wlLh needs of a modern
palace
ln plan lL follows Lhe LradlLlonal
secLlons of publlc spaces and
separaLe llvlng quarLers for Lhe
mahara[as and Lhe zenana 1he
lndo arcenlc archlLecLural
sLyleconLalns Plndu mughal [aln
and goLhlc elemenLs
1he Laxm| V||as pa|ace
8aroda
1he Go|as atna
1he Colas or Col ChaL meanlng
Lhe round Pouse was deslgned ln
1786 by !ohn CarsLeln 1he gola
was a granary wlLh sLorage
capaclLy sufflclenL Lo provlde food
Lo Lhe enLlre local populaLlon ln
days of famlne 8ased on Lhe
deslgn of smaller vernacular
sLorehouse Lhls lmmense
sLrucLure had symmeLrlcal splral
ramps LhaL led Lo Lhe openlng aL
Lhe Lop from whlch Lhe graln was
poured lnLo Lhe dome's plL
A door on elLher slde of one axls
allowed Lhe graln Lo be Laken ouL
and canLllevered sLone plaLforms
along Lhe slde of Lhe ramp
provlded Lhe resLlng places for
sacks of graln
1he Colas aLna
Ceneral osL Cfflce Mumbal

Genera| ost Cff|ce
Mumba|
1he Genera| ost Cff|ce Mumba| ls Lhe cenLral posL
offlce of Lhe clLy of Mumbal lndla 1he posLofflce
handles mosL of Lhe clLys lnbound and ouLbound mall
and parcels lLuaLed ln Lhe vlclnlLy of vlcLorla
1ermlnus Lhls ouLsLandlng sLrucLure ls a paradlgm of
lndoaracenlc archlLecLure
1he bu||d|ng
1he general posL offlce ls modelled on Lhe Col Cumbaz
ln 8l[apur karnaLaka lL was deslgned by 8rlLlsh
archlLecL !ohn 8egg a consulLanL archlLecL Lo Lhe
8rlLlsh governmenL 8egg deslgned Lhe sLrucLure ln
1902 and consLrucLlon began on 1 epLember 1904 lL
was compleLed on 13 March 1913 aL a cosL of 8s
1809000 8lack basalL wlLh a dresslng of yellow kurla
sLone and whlLe sLones from uhrangdra are Lhe
predomlnanL maLerlals used
1he bulldlng has an area of 120000 square feeL (11000
m) and replaced Lhe currenL CenLral 1elegraph Cfflce
aL llora lounLaln as Lhe new CC 1he chlef feaLure of
Lhe archlLecLure of Lhls bulldlng ls an eLhereal cenLral
hall whlch rlses up Lo Lhe greaL dome

Mayo Co||ege A[mer 8y

Char|es Mant
Mayo Co||ege ls a publlc school
founded by Lhe 6Lh Larl of Mayo
who was vlceroy of lndla from
1869 Lo 1872
1he school ls locaLed ln A[mer ln
Lhe sLaLe of 8a[asLhan lndla
WlLh a vlew Lo provldlng Lhe
leaders of Lhe prlncely sLaLes wlLh
an educaLlon Lo 8rlLlsh sLandards
Lhe 8rlLlsh 8a[ bullL a school Lo
glve educaLlon Lo Lhe lndlan ellLe
parLlcularly Lhe prlnces and
nobles of 8a[puLana
1he ldea for Lhe college was
proposed on May 28 1869 by
Colonel WalLer 1he school was
founded ln 1873 and Colonel lr
Cllver L !ohn became lLs flrsL
rlnclpal
1
Mayo Co||ege A[mer 8y
Char|es Mant
1he La|garh pa|ace at
8|kaner S|r Samue|
Sw|nton Iacob
Lalgarh alace ls a palace ln
8lkaner ln Lhe lndlan sLaLe of
8a[asLhan
1he palace was bullL beLween
1902 and 1926 accordlng Lo
8a[puL Mughal and Luropean
archlLecLural sLyles 1he bulldlng
was commlssloned by Mahara[a
Canga lngh (1881 1942) ln
memory of hls faLher Mahara[a
Lall lngh and was deslgned by
Lhe 8rlLlsh archlLecL lr wlnLon
!acob lL ls coaLed ln red
sandsLone and has several grand
halls lounges cupolas and
pavlllons
1he La|garh pa|ace at
8|kaner S|r Samue|
Sw|nton Iacob
1he Amba V||as a|ace at
Mysore 8y nenry Irw|n
1he archlLecLural sLyle of Lhe palace
ls commonly descrlbed as lndo
aracenlc and blends LogeLher
Plndu Musllm 8a[puL and CoLhlc
sLyles of archlLecLure lL ls a Lhree
sLorled sLone sLrucLure wlLh marble
domes and a 143 fL flvesLorled
Lower 1he palace ls surrounded by
a large garden
1he Lhree sLorled sLone bulldlng of
flne gray granlLe wlLh deep plnk
marble domes was deslgned by
Penry lrwln 1he facade has seven
expanslve arches and Lwo smaller
ones flanklng Lhe cenLral arch whlch
ls supporLed by Lall plllars Above
Lhe cenLral arch ls an lmpresslve
sculpLure of Ca[alakshml Lhe
goddess of wealLh wlLh elephanLs
1he Amba V||as a|ace at
Mysore 8y nenry |rw|n
1he Amba V||as a|ace at
Mysore 8y nenry |rw|n
&1he palace houses several rooms of lmporLance
1hese lnclude
Audlence Chamber 1hls was Pall of rlvaLe Audlence
where Lhe klng would confer wlLh hls mlnlsLers lL was
also Lhe chamber ln whlch he gave audlence Lo people
deservlng speclal aLLenLlon
ubllc uurbar 1he ulwaneaam was a publlc hall
where Lhe general populaLlon could meeL Lhe klng aL
prescrlbed Llmes wlLh peLlLlons
Armoury 1he palace houses an armoury whlch
conLalns a collecLlon of dlfferenL Lypes of arms used by
Lhe members of Lhe royal famlly 1hese lnclude
weapons LhaL were used ln Lhe 14Lh cenLury (lances
cuLlasses eLc) as well as weapons LhaL were used ln
Lhe early LwenLleLh cenLury (plsLols eLc)
1he Cueen8egenL of Mysore aL
Lhe Llme kempanan[ammannl
vanlvllasa anndlhana
commlssloned a 8rlLlsh archlLecL
Penry lrwln Lo bulld yeL anoLher
palace ln lLs place 1he archlLecL
was requesLed Lo comblne
dlfferenL sLyles of archlLecLure ln
Lhe consLrucLlon of Lhe palace
1he consLrucLlon was compleLed
ln 1912
1he Amba V||as a|ace at
Mysore 8y nenry |rw|n
* Gombe 1hott| (o||'s av|||on)
LnLry Lo Lhe palace ls Lhrough Lhe Combe 1hoLLl or Lhe
uoll's avlllon a gallery of LradlLlonal dolls from Lhe
nlneLeenLh and early LwenLleLh cenLurles 1he pavlllon
also houses a flne collecLlon of lndlan and Luropean
sculpLure and ceremonlal ob[ecLs llke a wooden
elephanL howdah (frame Lo carry passengers)
decoraLed wlLh 84 kllograms of gold
* ka|yana Mantapa
1he kalyana ManLapa or marrlage hall ls a grand
ocLagonalshaped pavlllon wlLh a mulLlhued sLalned
glass celllng wlLh peacock moLlfs arranged ln
geomeLrlcal paLLerns 1he enLlre sLrucLure was wroughL
ln Clasgow coLland 1he floor of Lhe ManLapa
conLlnues Lhe peacock Lheme wlLh a peacock mosalc
deslgned wlLh Llles from LnglandCll palnLlngs
lllusLraLlng Lhe royal processlon and uasara
celebraLlons of bygone years make Lhe walls more
splendld
Dn|que ooms
* Ambav||asa or |wan e khas
1hls was used by Lhe klng for
prlvaLe audlence and ls one of Lhe
mosL specLacular rooms LnLry Lo
Lhls opulenL hall ls Lhrough an
eleganLly carved rosewood
doorway lnlald wlLh lvory LhaL
opens lnLo a shrlne Lo Canesha
1he cenLral knave of Lhe hall has
ornaLely gllded columns sLalned
glass celllngs decoraLlve sLeel
grllls and chandellers wlLh flne
floral moLlfs mlrrored ln Lhe
pleLra dura mosalc floor
embelllshed wlLh semlpreclous
sLones