India · 18th century
Nalknad Palace or Nalkunadu (Kannada: ನಾಲ್ಕುನಾಡು ಅರಮನೆ, Nalkunadu / Nalnad aramane), called Naalnaad Aramane in the local Kodava language, is a palace located in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near a village named Yavakapadi and was built between the years 1792 and 1794 AD. This palace was the last refuge of the last of the Haleri kings of Kodagu, Chikka Veerarajendra before he was deposed by the British. The Kannada film Shanti, which has only a single actor, was shot in the surroundings of the palace.
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Nalknad Palace ranks #7,111 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #206 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded 1792, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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