Legendary Tipu Sultan's summer palace, Bangalore

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There are many monuments associated with Tipu Sultan (20 November 1750 - 4 May 1799), legendary ruler of Mysore. He is well remembered for his daring battles against the British East India company's army that was unable to overpower him for a long time. He was known for his difficult military strategies and uncanny ability to execute them as planned.

Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, Bangalore, India, a good example of Indo-Islamic architecture is within the prescient of the Bangalore Fort. It was used as a summer residence by Tipu Sultan. It was Hyder Ali who commenced the construction of this palace, but it was completed in 1791 by his son Tipu, a courageous warrior and a sworn enemy of the British and their hegemony. Tipu Sultan died on 4 May 1799 on the battle field, fighting against the British Army led by lord Wellesley (20 June 1760 - 26 September 1842) in

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the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799 at Srirangapatna, Karnataka.

His beautiful palace at Bangalore was taken over by the British Administration who used it as their Secretariat before moving over to Attara Kacheri in 1868. Today the government of Karnataka maintains the palace, which is located in the prime locality of old Bangalore near the Kalasipalyam bus stand.

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The fascinating feature about this historical palace is it is entirely made of choice teak wood removed from the near by forests. The palace has artistically designed arches, nice balconies, ceilings and ornate big pillars that support the entire edifice. Highly embellished wall with floral motifs is an additional attraction. The four rooms in the palace were used as Zenana Quarters. It was from the balconies on the first floor, Tipu used to conduct his durbar - court. There is an interesting painting of a grand throne as visualized by Tipu Sultan himself. It is coated with gold sheets and embedded with precious emerald stones, Tipu had vowed to use such a grand throne only after the defeat of his sworn enemy - the English Army. He could not achieve it, though he had a military alliance with the French army. The victorious British dismantled the throne after Tipu Sultan's death

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and auctioned its parts. On the ground floor there is a small museum comprising of small rooms, showcasing Tipu's heroic exploits, his achievement, his personal items - clothes, his crown in silver and gold pedestals. silver vessels given as gift by a general to Hyder Ali. There is a replica of Tipu's tiger; the original is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. There are many portraits of palaces and personalities of that time.