Kowdiar Palace

8°31′26″N 76°57′48″E / 8.5239793°N 76.9634343°E / 8.5239793; 76.9634343

Kowdiar Palace
Distant view of Kowdiar palace
General information
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Kerala style
Location	Kowdiar
Town or city	Thiruvananthapuram
Country	India
Coordinates	8°31′26″N 76°57′47″E / 8.52389°N 76.96306°E / 8.52389; 76.96306
Completed	1934
Owner	Travancore Royal Family
Other information
Number of rooms	Over 150

Kowdiar Palace is the official residence of the Travancore Royal Family, situated in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was built in 1934 by Maharajah Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, on pallikettu (wedding) of his only sister, Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi with G. V. Raja.

After the Constitutional Amendment of 1971, the properties and estates of the royal family were partitioned and divided equally among the branches of the two Travancore Queens, Sethu Lakshmi Bayi and Sethu Parvathi Bayi. This Palace belongs to the heirs of Sethu Parvathi Bayi as it was built by her son Maharajah Sree Chithira Thirunal.^{[1][better source needed]}

Kowdiar Palace's architectural work is famous and has over 150 rooms. The entry to this palace is restricted as it is the private residence of the royal family settled in Thiruvananthapuram.^[2]

See also

• Travancore Royal Family
• Princely State
• Vellayambalam

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