Thrissur Town Hall Explained

Thrissur Town Hall
Building Type:Town hall
Architectural Style:Indo-Saracenic
Location:Thrissur
Kerala
India
Architect:V.K. Aravindaksha Menon

The Thrissur Town Hall is an museum building situated in Thrissur city, Kerala state, India. It was constructed during the Dewanship of RK Shanmughom Chetti and contains the Archaeological Museum and Picture Gallery, where mural paintings from all parts of the Kerala are copied and exhibited. The must see in this museum is the collection of the old manuscripts, written on palm leaves and called olagrandhangal.[1] [2] The Town Hall was built in honour of the then Emperor of India, King George, for his silver jubilee. The architecture is in the Victorian style with a lawn and garden in front.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Prison, Viyyur. Kerala Government. 2010-10-11.
  2. Web site: Culture Zone. DTPC Thrissur . 2010-11-01.