Tripunithura Hill Palace

Hill Palace, the largest archeological museum in Kerala is dwelling in Thripunithura, Kochi. Built-in 1865, it was the royal administrative office and official residence of the Cochin Maharaja. Spread over 54 acres the palace complex includes 49 buildings that are constructed in traditional Kerala style. It has an archeological museum, a deer park, a heritage museum, a pre-historic park, and a children’s park that attracts a lot of people. This compound is also home for several rare species of medicinal plants. It was later converted into a museum by the Kerala State archaeology department. It exhibits a lot of antique and valuable pieces that were used by the royal family including the crown and ornaments that were worn by them, sculptures on stone and marble, paintings, inscriptions, weapons, and coins, etc. This place is open for film shoots and some Malayalam movies were shot here.