The Rangacharlu Memorial Hall, commonly known as Mysore Town Hall and colloquially referred to simply as the Town Hall, is a
Neoclassical
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* Neoclassicism or New Classicism, any of a number of movements in the fine arts, literature, theatre, music, language, and architecture beginning in the 17th century
** Neoclassical architecture, an a ...
-styled public building that was constructed in 1884 in memory of the 14th
Diwan of Mysore
The diwan of Mysore, also spelled dewan of Mysore, synonymously the prime minister of Mysore, was the ''de-facto'' chief executive officer of the government of the Kingdom of Mysore and the prime minister and royal adviser to the Maharaja of My ...
Sir C. V. Rungacharlu.
The construction was sponsored by
Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X. Rungacharlu's successor Diwan
Sir K. Sheshadri Iyer was the building's chief engineer and planner.
See also
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List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore
This article lists heritage and monumental edifices built before the Indian Independence in and around Mysore City in the first section, and then tabulates modern buildings. The history of Mysore city, in particular, and of the Deccan Plateau ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Mysore