Thirumalai Nayak Palace
A huge 1636 palace with giant white pillars and a dome built without beams.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Best Time
- Evening sound and light show
- Address
- Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, Palace Road, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625001Directions
- Getting There
- About 2 km southeast of the Meenakshi Temple by auto.
Why Go
King Thirumalai Nayak commissioned an Italian architect, and the result mixes Dravidian and Islamic forms. Only the great courtyard and audience hall survive.
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