Photos and Information on Hill Palace..Cochin...An Old Palace in Kerala Turned To Archeological and Heritage Museum..

The place where once the Royal Family Of Cochin lived in its full glory..Now remains as a museum where all the valuable remainings of the old royal culture is kept..Along with so many inscriptions, sculptures, crockeries, weapons and so many things which waves light into the glorious past and a divine culture..

The palace is contained in a vast 52 acres of land. The buildings are done in the traditional kerala's ettukettu architecture and some in western arhitecture style.

Unfortunately i happened to be there in a cloudy low lit evening. I was afraid of the photos in such a condition, but came out not too bad. Thanks to the camera....

One more disappointment is their...Strict prohibition of photography inside the museum...You people have to go in to have a glance at those materials.. Anyway photography is allowed in the campus..

"Steps to glory of the past.."

Front view of the palace before you are right into it.

Photo By: Georjo Johan
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"Through the lane in front ......"

The garden infront is kept clean and diciplined and has its beauty..The tree out their attracted me with its densely packed green leaves....Don't know how many times it is older than me!! but surely is.....

Photo By: Georjo Johan
Camera: SonyEricsson W810i(2mp)
Focus Mode: Auto

"Ohhoo.. Why is he staring at me?...Has i interrupted him from taking those evening snacks??..."

Their is a deer park behind the palace and has many members out their...A nice addon for the visitors..

Photo By: Georjo Johan
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Focus Mode: Auto

"A part from the huge building.."

The photo was snapped by standing beside a lotus pond in the garden..The name hill palace is apt enough for the palace is on the top of a hill...The front side of the palace upto the valley down under is converted into a well disciplined garden...

Photo By: Georjo Johan
Camera: SonyEricsson W810i(2mp)
Focus Mode: Auto

"Beauty of Togetherness!!!"

A snap of plants arranged in concentric circles in the garden..

Photo By: Georjo Johan
Camera: SonyEricsson W810i(2mp)
Focus Mode: Auto

"Steps To The Mighty Kingdom"

The place where the Maharajas of Cochin once lived...The silent witness of many incidents in and around the kingdom..May have told us the stories, if these monuments could speak!!..What we can do now is figuring out things, from the valuable remainings time has kept here from the past.....

Photo By: Georjo Johan
Camera: SonyEricsson W810i(2mp)
Focus Mode: Auto

"The meeting point!!!The spiral road to the top of the hill meets its destiny...."

Their are soo many valuable things kept in the museum..So naturally the museum is guarded by securities and police..
Photography is prohibited strictly and we have to keep our cameras and mobile phones in the front office before going in.. The police men out their checked our pant pocket seeing the bulge of hand kerchiefs. Felt funny then, but got convinced after entering the museum for the things out their are precious..

Photo By: Georjo Johan
Camera: SonyEricsson W810i(2mp)
Focus Mode: Auto

More photos of hillpalace are in the archives. Continue browsing the posts and get more photos on many tourist attractions in the state of Kerala..

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