Padmanabhapuram Palace is located in the eponymous fort fortified, and a whole range of different buildings. Granite Fortress, the length of which a total of about 4 kilometers, is located in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the border with the state of Kerala, and lies at the foot of Veli Hills, which are part of the Western Ghats. Nearby is also the river valley.

Palace was built in 1601 on the orders of Iravi Kulasekhara Varma Perumal - the ruler of Travancore, and until 1790 served as a residence for himself and his receivers. Also in 1750 Padmanabhapuram was rebuilt and acquired its present appearance.

The palace complex consists of several buildings, namely, meeting room - Mantrasala; maternity room - Thai Kottaram - so named because it is the first building of the complex, it is believed that it was created in 1550; Art Hall - Nataksala; Theke Kottaram - Southern Palace; as well as the central four-storey building Uppirikka Maliga.

The most beautiful part of the palace is Mantrasala. Inside the room it is always cool and fresh thanks to the windows, trimmed with colored mica, which also gives it a very mysterious appearance. Also decorated with wrought-iron lattice Mantrasalu fine workmanship. Special attention when visiting the premises should be paid to the finishing floor - it was used for a variety of materials, even burnt coconut shells and eggs.

Another attraction is Padmanabhapurama tower with three hundred hours, which still shows the correct time. Earlier also it was possible to walk through the secret passage that led into the palace Charottu Kottaram, located a few kilometers from Padmanabhapurama, and by which the family of the ruler at any time could secretly escape. But today it is closed.

In general, the palace is a masterpiece art of building, in addition to its large collection of interesting things, such as a weapon, which is really used in combat, with pitchers and vases, donated by the rulers of Travancore Chinese merchants.