Showing posts with label mysore railway station. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mysore railway station. Show all posts

Friday, 1 February 2013

Mysore, cultural capital of Karnataka


Mysore is around 140 KM away from the state capital city of Bangalore. It has second largest city of the Karnataka State after Bangalore city. Mysore is the last capital of Wodeyars, the Mysore state until 1947. Since 14th century, when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers of Wodeyar Family, only for short time period of 40 years.

Mysore is very beautiful and it has never be easily forget in the mind of every tourist with its some sacred temples, rich heritage, beautifully laid-out gardens, quaint charm, imposing buildings, magnificent palaces and broad shady avenues. Attraction in Mysore such as lakes, parks, sites and open spaces, building etc these are some attractions are getting in Mysore. A Chamundi hills is one of the popular other attractions of Mysore. 




Mysore Palace

Mysore palace is living in the heart of Mysore city. It is one of the most visited monument building of country and also largest palaces in India. The Mysore Palace is home of Wodeyar Maharaja of Mysore state.

The creation of Mysore Palace is originally built of wood and it was burnt in 1897 during the wedding ceremony of Jayalakshmmanni, daughter of Chamaraja Wodeyar. It was rebuilt in the 1912 and that time expenses of Mysore Palace cost 42 lakh.  



Mysore is knowingly as culture capital of Karnataka state. It is being a good combination of its contemporary and historic heritage of Mysore and it all shown in it’s the culture. Mysore has being offers a wide category of residential facilities for its tourist. Lalitha Mahal is former palace of city now it coverts in hotel of five star category. 



Railway Station

Mysore Railway station is also a junction with a track from state capital city, Bangalore and another from Hassan connecting the same as it enters the station. The station is situated at very closely of the Mysore city and it is well connected by the city buses from Mysore bus stand. There are total 6 platforms are available at this railway station. After the estimation conversion of many trains which earlier terminated at Bangalore were expanded to Mysore. 



Hotels in Mysore near Railway station offers best residential facility to its tourist, click on link for more information.