I visited the Bangalore Palace yesterday.
To be very frank, I am not much of a 'historical' person and wouldn't have visited the Palace in the first place had there not been a purpose behind it. My story lies there (and is yet to be completed).
I was supposed to meet a Mr. Michael who was not available at the time of my visit. So, I ended up touring the Palace and clicking a few snap shots from my cell phone slyly (photography charges were extra inside the Palace).
For those interested, the Palace is walkable from Mount Carmel College/Vasanth Nagar Bus Stand. And the entry fee is Rs. 175/- (raised from Rs. 100/- post the introduction of the audio-tour guide). If you're really into history of forts, palaces, rajahs and maharajah's, it's worth it.
Bangalore Palace, from outside
A better view...could have taken a better one if I wouldn't have been caught by the security guard 
The inside walls. Apparently it's modelled on Victorian architecture 
A painting showing Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen, giving a piece of her ear-ring as a gift to the Roman emperor, Mark Antony, her lover
The Maharani's Durbar 
The pool inside the Durbar. Apparently, a gossip area for the ladies of the Palace
The remote-control given to each tourist for the audio-guided tour of the Palace. Available in 5 languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, Italian, Spanish and German. (Tamil and Telgu to be introduced soon)
Tourists fidgeting with headphones
Well, being born, brought up and living in Bangalore, I haven't been to Bangalore Palace yet. Isn't it a shame on my part? Yes, it is.. felt so after seeing the snaps you have posted above.
ReplyDeleteNice photography Deepa :o)
@Prashanth
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Not many Bangaloreans even know about it. Ask them about Palace Road and they'll tell you the way. Ask them about Bangalore Palace and they stare at your face!
It was a nice trip : )