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Lal Mahal Palace – Tipu Sultan's Palace
Lal Mahal Palace - Tipu Sultan's Palace, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, India., Karnataka, India
Category: Archaeological Landscapes
Tipu’s Palace, also known as the Lal Mahal, is situated in Srirangapatna near the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple. This double storey ornate palace was built in 1791 and was used by Tipu Sultan as his summer retreat. After the death of Tipu Sultan, British used this palace as a secretariat till 1867. A short distance from Water Gate was the Lal Mahal, one of Tipu’s palaces. The British desccribed this palace as "very handsome". It had a regal audience hall or the durbar hall with three rows of magnificient pillars supporting a roof two stories above, a library and zenana. The palace also had sophisticated underground piping. It is said that Tipu had chained four tigers near its entrance. Col Wellesley destroyed lal mahal after the seige of Srirangapattana. The palace was called ‘Lal Mahal Palace’ which was demolished now and only ruins were left now. It is believed that from this Tipu’s Palace, there is a secret way which leads to another Tipu’s Mahal in Sakleshpur.
