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Mattancherry Palace

🇮🇳 India

Mattancherry Palace in India
Photo: Ranjith Siji · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. The palace was included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Despite the name Dutch Palace, the palace was built by the Portuguese Empire as a gift to the Kingdom of Cochin.

Text adapted from “Mattancherry Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mattancherry Palace ranks #1,549 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #63 of the 172 mapped in India. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,789 times in the last 60 days, more than 73% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Mattancherry Palace?

Mattancherry Palace stands in India, at 9.95827°, 76.25936°.

How famous is Mattancherry Palace?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,549 of 7,738 worldwide, and #63 in India. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Mattancherry Palace?

Fort Emmanuel, about 2 km away.

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