Chokkanatha Nayak Palace

The Chokkanatha Nayak Palace, now officially known as Rani Mangammal Mahal is a mid seventeenth century palace built by the Madurai Nayak rulers. It located in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. at the base of the Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort. The palace was built by Chokkanatha Nayak, the then ruler of Madurai. It was also known as the Durbar Hall of the Madurai Nayaks when Tiruchirapally was their capital, from 1616 to 1634 and later from 1665 to 1736. Today the palace houses Government Museum and various state government offices around the palace complex.

References

• Opulence of a bygone era - The Hindu
• Testimony to a rich past - The Hindu

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ArchitectureZonesNeighbourhoods
and suburbsTransport

Road	Chatram Bus Stand Central Bus Stand
Rail	Tiruchirappalli railway division (List of Railway stations) Tiruchirappalli Monorail (Proposed)
Air	Tiruchirappalli International Airport

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institutionsHospitalsPlaces of
worship

Temples	Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram Thayumanaswami Temple, Rockfort Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple Uthamar Kovil Vayalur Murugan Temple Erumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur Vekkali Amman Temple Panchavarnaswamy Temple Nandrudayan Vinayaka Temple Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple, Srirangam
Churches	Basilica of the Holy Redeemer Christ Church Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Mosques	Nadir Shah Mosque

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Legislative Assembly constituencies	Manapparai Srirangam Thiruverumbur Tiruchirappalli East Tiruchirappalli West Manachanallur Lalgudi Musiri Thuraiyur
Lok Sabha constituencies	Tiruchirappalli (Partly) Perambalur (Partly) Karur (Partly)