Mysuru is a
beautiful, calm and peaceful city in the state of Karnataka. The city was the capital of the Kingdom of
Mysore and has a beautiful Palace that showcases the splendor and magnificence
of the Wadiyar dynasty.
It takes
approximately 2 to 2.5 hours on train from Bangalore. Can even take the car and travel by
road. I took a Shatabdi from Bangalore which
reaches Mysuru station at 1 in the afternoon.
I found the city to be very clean and neat starting from the Railway
Station itself.
Mysore City Palace is in the centre of the city. We had a lunch at a small cafe near the railway station and then set off to see the much talked about Mysuru Palace.
It was definitely a sight to see.
The palace was maintained well. The land on
which the palace now stands was originally known as puragiri, and is now known
as the Old Fort. Yaduraya built the first palace inside the Old Fort in the
14th century, which was demolished and constructed multiple times. The current
structure was constructed between 1897 and 1912.
It is also called Amba Vilas Palace. . The architectural style is Indo-sarcenic. The Interiors of the palace was completely a sight to behold.
