India · 20th century
Ujjayanta Palace is the state museum of the Indian state of Tripura and former royal palace of the princely state of Tripura. It was built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya in 1901. It housed the State Legislative Assembly between 1973 and 2011. The palace primarily showcases the lifestyle, arts, culture, tradition and crafts of communities residing in northeast India, along with many stone sculptures of the Manikya dynasty.
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Ujjayanta Palace ranks #1,585 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #64 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded 1901, one of 161 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,491 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Dhaka, 91 km away. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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