Tripunithura Hill Palace Museum Timings And Visitor Guide
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Hill Palace Museum, Hill Palace Road, Karingachira, Thrippunithura, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
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Schedule and Timing:
Hill Palace Museum Tripunithura opens at 9:00 am 12:30 pm and from 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm on all days except Mondays.
Tripunithura Hill Palace Children's Park opens till 6.00 pm.
Description:The Hill Palace, which was the royal seat of erstwhile Cochin Kings, was acquired by the Department of Archaeology in 1981 and converted it into a museum in 1987. It is Kerala's first heritage museum noted for royal collections of erstwhile Maharaja of Kochi and is today the largest archaeological museum in Kerala.
Built in the year 1865, the Hill Palace Complex consists of 49 buildings in the traditional architectural style of Kerala, spread over 51.75 acres of land. The museum complex has a Deer Park, a Heritage Museum, a Pre-historic Park, a Children's Park and a beautiful garden.
In the museum, the exhibits are displayed in 18 galleries. Antiques of the Cochin Royal Family such as furniture, metal wares, paintings, chariots, ivory and wooden objects, a royal throne made of silver, a number of royal insignias, gold and silver jewellery used by the royal family and porcelain wares are exhibited in the galleries. Heritage museum exhibits household utensils, weapons, tools and artifacts.
Sculptures, coins and inscriptions. Highlight of the museum is the gold crown of the Cochin Maharaja, studded with precious stones like Emerald, Ruby and Diamond. It was gifted to the Cochin Maharaja by the Portuguese Viceroy, Francisco De Almeida.
Tickets / Registration:Entrance tickets - Rs. 30/- for an adult (above 12 years) and Rs. 10/- for children between 5 to 12.
Event id: 915902413
Published on August 16th, 2018, 9:53 am
Ver.2 Dated February 21st, 2019, 6:17 pm
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