Coronation hall
Of Cochin's kings.
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A historic palace in Kochi's Mattancherry district, popularly called the «Dutch Palace» even though the Portuguese built it around 1545 as a gift to the king of Cochin; the Dutch renovated it in the seventeenth century, and it is on the UNESCO tentative list. The building blends traditional Kerala architecture with a European touch, with a central courtyard, carved wooden ceilings and gleaming traditional floors; the kings of Cochin were crowned in its coronation hall. It is now a museum showing portraits of the Cochin kings, their costumes, arms and royal palanquins, and is famous for its old Kerala murals telling stories from Indian epics, which may not be photographed. The entry fee is nominal, per visitor guides; it closes on Fridays and opens during the day on other days with a lunch break. It's a short walk from the synagogue and the antique and spice shops of Jew Town.
Of Cochin's kings.
In timber.
Costume and palanquins.
Mattancherry, Kochi
Because the Dutch renovated it in the seventeenth century, although the Portuguese built it around 1545 as a gift to the king of Cochin.
