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Bangalore
Palace is
a
royal palace located
in Bangalore, Karnataka, India,
in
an
area
that
was
owned
by
Rev.
J.
Garrett,
the
first
principal
of
the
Central
High
School
in
Bangalore,
now
famous
as Central
College.
The
commencement
of
the
construction
of
the
palace
is
attributed
to
him.
The ground
floor consists
of
an
open
courtyard
containing
granite
seats
covered
with fluorescent blue ceramic tiles. It
also
contains
a ballroom for
holding
private
parties.
The
first
floor,
containing
an
elaborate
hall
known
as
the Durbar
Hall,
can
be
reached
by
climbing
a
decorated
staircase.
This
is
a
sprawling
hall
where
the
king
used
to
address
the
assembly.
The
walls
along
the
staircase
are
adorned
with
paintings
and
the Durbar
Hall has
a
massive
elephant
head
mounted
in
it.
One
side
of
the
hall
contains
stained
glass
windows
in Gothic
style.
The
yellow
colour
is
used
profusely
and
the
walls
and
the
sofa
set
in
the
hall
are
in
yellow.
A
screen
on
one
end
separates
the
area
where
the
ladies
used
to
sit
and
watch
the
assembly
proceedings
in
relative
privacy.
The
interior
walls
of
the
palace
are
adorned
by
old
paintings
belonging
to
the
mid-19th
century,
including
some Greek and Dutch paintings.
Some
of
the
other
attractions
include
a
dining
table
belonging
to
the Diwan of Mysore,
Sir Mirza
Ismail.
This
table
contained
a mother-of-pearl inlay
with Chinese lacquer work.
Srikanta
Datta
Narsimharaja
Wadiyar worked
towards
renovating
this
palace
after
he
obtained
the
right
to
own
it.
The
woodwork
has
been
renovated
and
the
ballroom
has
been
redone.[5] Even
the
brass-fittings
and
lamps
have
been
replaced
and
the
furniture
has
been
newly
upholstered.
Out
of
the
collection
of
30,000
photographs
currently
present
in
the
palace,
it
is
planned
that
about
1,000
of
them
will
be
restored
and
put
up
for
viewing
in
an
exhibition.
A
room
has
been
converted
into
a
boutique
where
silks
and
other
garments
used
by
the
royal
family
will
be
exhibited.
The
palace
is
open
to
the
public
who
can
visit
it
after
paying
a
fee
(entry
is
from
Palace
Road
near
the
railway
overbridge
and
as
of
November
2018,
the
ticket
is
for
Rs.
230
per
head
for
Indians/Rs.
460
for
foreigners
including
an
audio
guide.
Using
a
still
camera
is
another
Rs.
695).
There
are
also
plans
to
rent
out
the
ballroom
for
private
parties
and
to
sell
silk
scarves,
photographs
and
other
articles
used
by
the
royal
family
to
tourists.
Illumination
of
the
palace
and
renovating
the
gardens
using Mexican
grass is
in
progress.
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