India · 20th century
The Lalitha Mahal, now renamed Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, is a luxury hotel located in a former royal residence, and the second largest palace in the southern Indian city of Mysore, Karnataka, after the Mysore Palace. It is located near the Chamundi Hills, east of the city. The palace was built in 1921 by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV for the exclusive stay of the Governor-General of India.
Built on a raised ground, the palace was fashioned on the lines of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
The palace is painted pure white. It was converted into a heritage hotel in 1974. It was run as a part of the Ashok Group of the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) under the Government of India until 2018 when it was transferred to a unit of the Government of Karnataka. However, a veneer of the original royal ambience of the palace is maintained.
Text adapted from “Lalitha Mahal” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lalitha Mahal ranks #1,532 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #62 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded 1921 — one of 169 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,902 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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