Hill Palace is an archaeological museum and palace located in the Tripunithura neighbourhood of Kochi city in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the largest archeological museum in the state and was the imperial administrative office and official residence of the Cochin Maharaja. Built in 1865, the palace complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style, spreading across 54 acres (220,000 m2). The complex has an archaeological museum, a heritage museum, a deer park, a pre-historic park and a children's park.[1] The campus section of the museum is home to several rare species of medicinal plants. Presently, the palace has been converted into a museum by The Kerala State Archaeology Department and is open to public. The palace is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the city centre and is reachable by road and rail.
Hill Palace was built in 1865 by the Maharaja of Cochin and is now the largest archaeological museum in Kerala.[3]
The official capital of the Kingdom of Kochi was previously located in Thrissur, and the royal office of the maharaja as well as the court was all located in the city. However, as per ritualistic customs, the seat of the queen of Kochi (Penvazhithampuran), was seen as the royal capital, as the Kochi royal family had matrilineal traditions and the queen was regarded as sovereign of the state under whose authority the king ruled. Since 1755, the queen and her retinue lived in Tripunithura, thereby making the city as the official capital. Further, the prince Rama Varma was raised in Tripunithura, thus he preferred to live in that city even after his coronation as king, rather than moving to Thrissur. Thus, for his benefit, a royal office was constructed in 1865. Initially it started off as a royal office, court building and offices of royal secretaries and nobles of the court, and soon an increasing number of structures were added to the main structure for various purposes. Soon, an imperial residence building was also constructed for the residence of the king and his immediate family, although other members of the Cochin royal family had their own allocated bungalows and official residences.
The palace was handed over to the government of Kerala by the Cochin royal family, and in 1980 the palace was taken over by the Department of Archaeology and later converted into a museum. It was opened to the public in 1986. The museum and its campus is are popular shooting locations for the Malayalam film industry. The horse cart gallery and weapons gallery houses numerous historical artifacts.
The museum gardens are also some of the last green refuge of the town. A checklist of fauna found within the gardens, prepared by Sandeep Varma and Gokul Vinayan, has been published under the title 'The Fauna of Hill Palace'[1]
Museum
The museum displays 14 categories of exhibits, including Crown and ornaments of erst during the Cochin royal family's reign, paintings, sculptures in stone and marble, weapons, inscriptions, and coins. The major share of attractions in the museum are contributed by the Cochin royal family with some exhibits from the Paliam Devaswom and the department of Archaeology. The museum collection includes a gold crown embedded with precious stones and many valuable coins, ornaments, majestic beds, and samples of epigraphy. The famous Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu was shot here.
The palace is open to public everyday from 10 AM to 12.30 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM except Mondays and national or state holidays.
In the media
The Hill Palace has been the location for many films in Malayalam. Manichitrathazhu is the most famous movie shot at this location, but many film makers have utilized this place for shooting purpose. Some of the popular films[4] shot in the palace include Moonnam Mura (1988), Manichitrathazhu (1993), Pingami (1994), Kaliyoonjal (1997), Dreams (2000), Chotta Mumbai (2007) etc.
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This article may require copy editing for grammar style cohesion tone or spelling You can assist by editing it November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hill Palace is an archaeological museum and palace located in the Tripunithura neighbourhood of Kochi city in the Indian state of Kerala It is the largest archeological museum in the state and was the imperial administrative office and official residence of the Cochin Maharaja Built in 1865 the palace complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style spreading across 54 acres 220 000 m2 The complex has an archaeological museum a heritage museum a deer park a pre historic park and a children s park 1 The campus section of the museum is home to several rare species of medicinal plants Presently the palace has been converted into a museum by The Kerala State Archaeology Department and is open to public The palace is about 10 kilometres 6 2 mi from the city centre and is reachable by road and rail Hill PalaceEntrance of Hill PalaceEstablished1865LocationTripunithura Kochi IndiaTypeArcheological museum History museumOwnerGovt of KeralaPublic transit accessRoad RailThe Centre for Heritage Studies CHS an autonomous research and training institute set up by the Department of Cultural Affairs Government of Kerala also functions at the site CHS is designated as the Manuscript Conservation Centre MCC and Manuscript Resource Centre MRC by the National Mission for Manuscripts 2 Contents 1 History 2 Museum 3 In the media 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit South Block Hill Palace Museum A view of the palace from its northern side Hill Palace was built in 1865 by the Maharaja of Cochin and is now the largest archaeological museum in Kerala 3 The official capital of the Kingdom of Kochi was previously located in Thrissur and the royal office of the maharaja as well as the court was all located in the city However as per ritualistic customs the seat of the queen of Kochi Penvazhithampuran was seen as the royal capital as the Kochi royal family had matrilineal traditions and the queen was regarded as sovereign of the state under whose authority the king ruled Since 1755 the queen and her retinue lived in Tripunithura thereby making the city as the official capital Further the prince Rama Varma was raised in Tripunithura thus he preferred to live in that city even after his coronation as king rather than moving to Thrissur Thus for his benefit a royal office was constructed in 1865 Initially it started off as a royal office court building and offices of royal secretaries and nobles of the court and soon an increasing number of structures were added to the main structure for various purposes Soon an imperial residence building was also constructed for the residence of the king and his immediate family although other members of the Cochin royal family had their own allocated bungalows and official residences The palace was handed over to the government of Kerala by the Cochin royal family and in 1980 the palace was taken over by the Department of Archaeology and later converted into a museum It was opened to the public in 1986 The museum and its campus is are popular shooting locations for the Malayalam film industry The horse cart gallery and weapons gallery houses numerous historical artifacts The museum gardens are also some of the last green refuge of the town A checklist of fauna found within the gardens prepared by Sandeep Varma and Gokul Vinayan has been published under the title The Fauna of Hill Palace 1 Museum EditThe museum displays 14 categories of exhibits including Crown and ornaments of erst during the Cochin royal family s reign paintings sculptures in stone and marble weapons inscriptions and coins The major share of attractions in the museum are contributed by the Cochin royal family with some exhibits from the Paliam Devaswom and the department of Archaeology The museum collection includes a gold crown embedded with precious stones and many valuable coins ornaments majestic beds and samples of epigraphy The famous Malayalam movie Manichitrathazhu was shot here The palace is open to public everyday from 10 AM to 12 30 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM except Mondays and national or state holidays In the media EditThe Hill Palace has been the location for many films in Malayalam Manichitrathazhu is the most famous movie shot at this location but many film makers have utilized this place for shooting purpose Some of the popular films 4 shot in the palace include Moonnam Mura 1988 Manichitrathazhu 1993 Pingami 1994 Kaliyoonjal 1997 Dreams 2000 Chotta Mumbai 2007 etc Gallery Edit See also EditList of State Protected Monuments in Kerala Karingachira Church Cochin royal family Mattancherry PalaceReferences Edit The magnificent hill palace at Thripunithura Thiruvankulam panchayat ernakulam district of Kerala was once the Headquarters of the illustrious Kochi Royal family Archived 2008 10 15 at the Wayback Machine Namami orgArchived 4 June 2009 at the Wayback MachineNational Mission for Manuscripts Tripunithura India Tourism PlanetWare Archived from the original on 30 March 2009 Retrieved 30 December 2008 A dekko into past glory The Hindu 4 December 2011 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hill Palace Tripunithura Govt of Kerala India link Centre for Heritage Studies Govt of Kerala Hill Palace Museum Kerala Tourism Coordinates 9 57 9 5 N 76 21 51 0 E 9 952639 N 76 364167 E 9 952639 76 364167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hill Palace Tripunithura amp oldid 1142387906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
