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Travancore House
Travancore House is the former residence of the Maharaja of Travancore in New Delhi. It is located on Kasturba Gandhi Marg. The building is also known as Travancore Palace. History It was constructed in 1930. The architectural layout is a simple butterfly bungalow, which was unusual for the larger princely residences in New Delhi. The building has been categorised as a heritage building by the New Delhi Municipal Council. The effort of the Kerala state government is to transform this heritage building into a cultural complex. As part of this plan, an art gallery has been set up in the Travancore House. It is run under the auspices of Kerala House, which has a number of offices there. See also * Cochin House References Further reading * External links * * http://www.delhievents.com/2009/11/travancore-palace.html Image of Travancore House {{india-struct-stub Royal residences in Delhi Kingdom of Travancore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Kingdom of Travancore (Help:IPA/English, /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At its zenith, the kingdom covered most of the south of modern-day Kerala (Idukki district, Idukki, Kottayam district, Kottayam, Alappuzha district, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta, Kollam district, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram district, Thiruvananthapuram districts, and some portions of Ernakulam district), and the southernmost part of modern-day Tamil Nadu (Kanyakumari district and some parts of Tenkasi district) with the Thachudaya Kaimal's enclave of Irinjalakuda Koodalmanikyam temple in the neighbouring Kingdom of Cochin. However Tangasseri area of Kollam city and Anchuthengu near Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram district, were British colonies and were part of the Malabar District until 30 June 1927, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
