1. THE MYSORE PALACE:
An Architectural Overview
Submitted to:
Dr. M.P.S. Chauhan
Mrs. Rajni
Submitted by:
Neha Aswal
140532
2. Contents
• Introduction
• History
• Architecture
• Materials Used
• Features of the Structure
• Maintenance and Protection
• Trivial Facts
• What We Can Learn
• References
3. Introduction
• Also known as Amba Vilas Palace
• Owner: Rajmata Pramoda Devi Wodeyar
• Location: Mysore, Karnataka
• Coordinates: 12°18’14”N, 76°39’16”E
• Construction period: 1897 - 1912
• Cost of Construction: 42 lakh (approx.)
• Ground Floor Area: 245ft X 156ft
• Famous for: Dusshera festivities
4. History
• Owned by Wodeyars
• Architect: Henry Irwin
• The first palace was
built in 14th century
• 1638: Palace was
damaged by lightening
• 1803: Old palace was
demolished and a new
one built
• 1897: Palace fully
destroyed in fire
5. • 1897: Construction of current palace began
• 1912: Construction completed
• 1940: Addition of public durbar hall wing
8. Central Tower:
• Height: 145ft
• Floors: 5
• Tower projects up from
the rest of the roofline
like a tower of a Gothic
cathedral
• Top of tower is a large
dome – Persian Style
• Top of the dome is a
domed Chhatri –
Rajput Style
Chhatri
Large
dome
9. • Above the central arch is the statue of goddess
Gajalakshmi – Hindu influence
• ‘Jharokha’ (protruding balconies) – Rajasthani
Architecture
• Pointed Arches – Persian in origin
10. • Gombe Thotti (Doll’s Pavilion)
– European influence
• Kalyana Mantapa (Ceremonial
Hall) with wrought-iron pillars
and a stained glass ceiling with
a prominent peacock motif –
Persian influence
• Entrance of Amba Vilas
(Diwan-e-Khas) is a rosewood
doorway inlaid with ivory that
opens into a shrine to Ganesha
– Hindu Influence
11. • Great deal of plaster work on the ceiling - Blend
of Native and Gothic styles
12. Materials Used
• Wood – Teak (yellow
brown) and Rosewood
(coffee colour)
• Marble
• Stones
• Hard Granite
• Tinted Glass
• Cast Iron, Steel
• Ivory, Gold, Silver
• Brass
• Stucco work
13. Door
carved out
of Teak and
Rosewood
On the floor, are the
embedded inlay work - Pietra
dura- popularly known as
Agra work
14. Features of the Structure
• Current palace is built on the foundation laid for the
old palace (1803)
• Fireproof
• Public Durbar Hall - 42.75m X 12.70m
• New Public Durbar Hall (1938-40) –
Clear height: 15.24m above ground level
Area: 74.68m X 24.38m
without any intermediate pillars
• Pillars in Diwan-e-Khas are made of hollow cast
iron
16. Maintenance and Protection
• In-charge: Mysore Palace Board constituted by the
Government of Karnataka
• Revenue Source: Entry ticket sales
• No major conservation work done yet
17. • Footwears are not allowed in the palace premises.
• The whole court is netted at the top to prevent
birds messing the inside.
18. Trivial Facts
• 96,000 incandescent bulbs(15 W) used for lighting
• Palace light illumination on Sundays and all public
holidays from 7:00pm to 7:30pm
• Golden Howdah (Throne) decorated with 84kg gold
19. • The palace has electricity supply, since the
completion of it’s construction.
• Ceiling fans were also installed in the Kalyana
Mantapa.
Ceiling
Fan
20. What We Can Learn
• Adaptability
• Mixing various styles
• Local materials
• Going with the advancing technology
• Local craftsmanship
One of the most visited tourist attraction in india built over a period of 15 yrs 74.7 x 47.4 72 acres processions are held headed by the royal family
Underwent repair old palace had wooden framework
Conditions new palace should be built on the foundation work minimum use of wood in the super structure
12 hindu temples residential area made to more human scale
Domes are the bulb shaped top of the tower where the bishop sits and people assemble for prayers high rising towers rise against rest of the building
Chhatri is a small dome supported on the slender pillars
Protruding sticking out of the main frame
traditional dolls from the 19 and early 20 centuries collection of Indian and European sculpture and ceremonial objects octogonal Scottish foundry Walter MacFarlane & Co. Ltd. Belgium
Stucco = portland cement + sand + small % of lime marble metamorphic rock gilded with gold
Pietra dura is a term for using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images
To protect the flooring from dust and wearing
ambari
Construction tech has advanced since the completion of the palace but still we can learn some things from it not hesitate to change initial plans aesthetics