Thevally Palace or Thevalli Palace is a popular heritage Palace situated at the banks of

Ashtamudi lake Ashtamudi Lake (''Ashtamudi Kayal, ml: "അഷ്ടമുടിക്കായൽ" ''), in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala is a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) water body. ...

, in Thevally,

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

city. It is an important historic monument in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

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. Thevally Palace was built in between 1811 and 1819 the reign of Gowri Parvati Bayi. It is considered as a ''Hallmark of Kollam City''. Now the palace is used as the NCC Group Headquarters of

Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major La ...

. The palace and its premises are now owned by PWD

History

Residence of the Maharaja of Travancore at Thevalli in Quilon

Thevally Palace is a kind of architectural marvel situated at

city. It was built in between 1811 and 1819, during the reign of Gowri Parvati Bayi. The Kings of

Travancore The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvanan ...

had used Thevally Palace during their visits to

in order to meet the British Residents and to discuss with the officials. The architecture of the palace is a mixture of

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

, Dutch and Portuguese. The palace was once used for the administrative purposes.

was the capital of

kingdom then. The total skeleton of the palace, made of materials like laterire and lime plaster. The main attraction of the palace is that, it is situated on the banks of

Ashtamudi Lake Ashtamudi Lake (''Ashtamudi Kayal, ml: "അഷ്ടമുടിക്കായൽ" ''), in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala is a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) water body. ...

. The palace includes a temple of Lord Sastha.
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References

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