HILL PALACE MUSEUM
Open 09:00 - 12:30 hrs; 14:00 - 16:30 hrs. Closed on Mondays
10
km from Kochi, Hill Palace, the official residence of the erstwhile Kochi Royal
Family, was built in 1865. The Palace complex consists of 49 buildings in the
traditional architectural style of Kerala and is surrounded by 52 acres of terraced
land with a deer park and facilities for horse riding.
A full-fledged ethno-archaeological museum and Kerala's first ever heritage
museum are the main attractions. Displayed inside the thirteen galleries are
oil paintings, 19th century paintings, murals, sculptures in stone and plaster
of Paris, manuscripts, inscriptions and coins belonging to the royal family.
