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Thalassery
Fort, stand testimony for the vantage position the city
enjoyed in the battles between Britain and Tippu Sulthan.
The first Malayalam daily, Rajyasamacharam, was published
from Illikkunu, a sleepy hamlet near Thalassery. Herman
Gundert, a German missionary was instrumental behind
it. His another contribution for Malayalam language was
the first Malayalam Dictionary.
The centuries-old city is the cradle of Indian circus.
Leading circus artistes and circus companies have roots
in this city.
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| Churches elsewhere in the country were modeled
after this Portuguese construction. A mute witness to the
watershed events in this coastal town, for past five centuries.
Vasco De Gama, the legendary navigator from Lisbon, died
at Kochi during his second voyage to Kerala. he was laid
to rest in the St. Francis Church on Christmas eve 1524.
Years later, his mortal remains were taken back to Portugal.
The sepulcher is still preserved in the church hall and
is open for visitors |
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| His works include a number of portraits of
Maharajahs and members of royal family, distinguished British
residents and prominent figures.Antiques and curios once
owned by Travancore royal lineage are showed at Sree Chitra
Art Gallery. Prized ones are Bengali paintings, Rajasthani,
Mughal miniatures, Tanjavore paintings and selected works
of Svetosku Roerich, a Russian artist. |
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| On the banks of River Periyar
stands imposing Alwaye( now Aluva) palace ruminating over
a past, long and eventful. One of the finest palaces in
the state with beautiful circular verandahs overlooking
the river |
| Padmanabhapuram palace is
a 16 the century marvel on wood. It flaunts the dexterity
of Kerala's master carpenters Carved wooden ceilings, slatted
shuttered windows, intricate interlocking beams, sculpted
door panels and pagoda like tiled roofs stand testimony
to the deftness of architectures. Intricate carvings, murals
and exquisite wall paintings reflect the prolific talent
of the sculptors and painters who enjoyed the patronage
of Travancore kings |
| Built by Portuguese and
handed over to Cochin Raja in 1555 AD and the was renamed
as Mattancheri Palace in 1663, when the Dutch spruced up
the palace. However, neither did Portuguese nor Dutch stay
in the palace. |
Strips of blue and pink
alternating with yellow and red, scalloped arches of a
banana yellow, elaborately carved balconies, red and white
lattice work and mock friezes make an engrossing ensemble.
The ethereal beauty to the structure was added with the magical brush up of Chisholm,
a 19th century architect.
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| The fort in the nerve center
of Palakkad, built by Haider Ali of Mysore, dates back
to 1766 A.D. Today known after Haider Ali's son Tipu Sultan.
The fort still echoes the ballyhoo of those troops which
barged into it to fight pitched battles. The fort was supposed
to have built the fort to facilitate communication between
Coimbatore and Palakkad, two vantage points.. In 1784 after
a 11-days siege, Lord Fullerton, the then British Colonel,
conquered the fort. Later Zamorin's troops wrested control
but the British occupied the fort in 1790 |
| Bekal Fort, is 14 km off
Kasargode, North Kerala. The pristine Bakel beach along
with the fort is being groomed into an international tourist
destination. The fort has historical as well as archeological
significance |
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