India · 17th century
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a palace located 2 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty who ruled Madurai from 1623 to 1659, and was completed in 1636. The remaining structure is the main palace which served as the living quarters of the king, but the original palace complex was four times larger. It is now a protected national monument.
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Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal ranks #2,092 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded 1636, it is older than 28% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,702 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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