Tipu's two-storey summer palace, with landscaped gardens. Located
outside the eastern wall of the fortress and the Bangalore Gate, and
leading down to the north branch of the Cauvery River.
After the fall of Seringapatam the building was occupied by Colonel
Arthur Wellesley. During his residence he ordered the repair and
restoration of the palace, and, in particular, the accurate repainting
of the large wall murals adorning the outer verandah walls. These
paintings included not only portraits of all the rulers of Mysore, but
also a lively, and unflattering, depiction of the defeat of the Colonel
Baillie and the British forces at Perambakam (near Conjeeveram) on 10
September 1780.
Photograph © Robin Walsh 1999
Ref no. TIPU 1:31
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