Who was the original owner of the area where the palace in which Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar died was built?
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Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Maharaja Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Bahadur (20 February 1953 in Mysore Palace, India – 10 December 2013 in Bangalore Palace, India), also referred to as Raja Srikanta Wadiyar, was the prince of Mysore Kingdom and head of the Wadiyar dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore between 1399 and 1950.
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Bangalore Palace Bangalore Palace, a palace located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, in an area owned originally by Rev. J. Garrett, who was the first Principal of the Central High School in Bangalore, now known as Central College. The beginning of the construction of the Palace is attributed to him.
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Raja Ka Tal Raja Ka Tal is a reservoir built by Senapati, the grandson of Maharaja Chhatrasal, in 1707. It is locally known as Bara Tal.
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Zafar Mahal (Mehrauli) Zafar Mahal, in Mehrauli village, in South Delhi, India is considered the last monumental structure built as a summer palace during the fading years of the Mughal era. The building has two components namely, the Mahal or the palace, which was built first by Akbar Shah II in the 18th century, and the entrance gate that was reconstructed in the 19th century by Bahadur Shah Zafar II, popularly known as “Zafar” (the "nom de plume" of Bahadur Shah II) meaning ‘Victory’. It has a forlorn history because Bahadur Shah Zafar who wished to be buried in the precincts of the Zafar Mahal (palace) and the famous Dargah of Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki in Mehrauli, Delhi, but deported by the British to Rangoon, after the First War of Indian Independence in 1857, where he died of old age without any honour.
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Jinjira Palace Jinjira Palace also known as Qasr-i-Jazirah (palace of the island), is a palace built by the Mughal governor, Ibrahim Khan II, in the late 17th century in Bengal, on the banks of the Old Ganges river.
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K. R. Market K. R. Market (Krishna Rajendra Market), also known as City Market, is the largest wholesale market dealing with commodities in Bangalore, India. It is named after Krishnarajendra Wodeyar, a former ruler of the princely state of Mysore. The market is located in the Kalasipalya area, adjacent to the Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, on Mysore Road at its junction with Krishnarajendra Road. It is the first locality in the whole of Asia to get electricity and considered to be one of the biggest flower markets in Asia.
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Pazhayarai Pazhayarai or Pazhaiyarai (Tamil: பழையாறை paḻaiyāṟai) was an ancient capital of the medieval Chola dynasty in Tamil Nadu. Today there are a number of villages within the area of historic Pazhaiyarai.
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Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu Raja Venkatadri Nayudu (1783–1816) was the last Indian king to rule the Krishna-Guntur region of Andhra Pradesh. He ruled from 1783 until the advent of the British. He was popularly known as the first king who revolted against the British in India. The original seat of power was Chintapalli in present-day Krishna district. Venkatadri Nayudu shifted his capital to Dharanikota/Amaravati across the Krishna river in Guntur district. He was most famous for his benign rule, patronage of the arts and literature, and as a builder of numerous temples in the Krishna river delta. He renovated the ancient temples at Amaravati, Chebrolu, Mangalagiri, and Ponnuru.
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Kempa Nanjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana Maharani Kempa Nanjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana was the wife of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X and the mother of Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. She occupies as high a place as any in the annals of Mysore history. Her contributions to the citizenry, her roles of Maharani as regent and as queen mother of young prince Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, one of the most illustrious rulers of India, has remained commendable. She is considered as one of the three rare gems in the history of Mysore queens.
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Ranmasu Uyana Ranmasu Uyana is a park in Sri Lanka. It sits on approximately 40 acre , and is a noted example of Sri Lankan garden architecture of the pre-Christian era. According to an inscription found in Vessagiriya, the water to the park was supplied by Tessa Wewa and then released to rice fields around Isurumuni Vihara.
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Lovamahapaya Lovamahapaya is a building situated between Ruwanweliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is also known as the Brazen Palace or Lohaprasadaya because the roof was covered with bronze tiles.
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Chikka Devaraja Chikka Deva Raja (also Chikka Deva Raja Wodeyar) was the "wodeyar" ruler of Mysore (then a principality or petty kingdom in southern India) from 1673 to 1704. During this time, Mysore saw significant expansion and also recognition by the Mughal empire as a tributary state. During his rule centralized military power increased to an unprecedented degree for the region.
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Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort The Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort in Sira in Tumkur district of Karnataka is named after the Nayaka ruler Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka, who had ruled over Sira in the early 17th century as a palegar under the Vijayanagar Empire. After their rule, the fort and the Province of Sira came under the control of several rulers. Restoration works have been carried out by the Archaeology Department of Karnataka.
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Lake Palace Lake Palace (formerly known as Jag Niwas) is a luxury hotel, which has 83 rooms and suites featuring white marble walls. The Lake Palace is located on the island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India, and its natural foundation spans 4 acre . The hotel operates a speed boat which transports guests to the hotel from a jetty at the City Palace.
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Neville Wadia Neville Ness Wadia (22 August 1911 – 31 July 1996) was an Indian businessman, philanthropist and a member of the Wadia family, an old Parsi family which, by the 1840s, was one of the leading forces in the Indian shipbuilding industry, having built over a hundred warships for the British and having established trading networks around the world.
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Chepauk Palace Chepauk Palace was the official residence of the Nawab of Arcot from 1768 to 1855. It is situated in the neighbourhood of Chepauk in Chennai, India and is constructed in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture.
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Atapattu Walawwa Atapattu Walawwa is a large colonial era manor house situated in Walawwatta, Galle, Sri Lanka. An archaeological protected monument, it was originally built by Mudaliyar Don Bastian Gooneratne in 1742. Atapattu Walawwa has been the ancestral home of Gooneratne and Dias Abeysinghe families who were administrators of the Dutch and British colonial governments. Notable past residents of Atapattu Walawwa includes Mudaliyar Edmund Rowland Gooneratne and his son Mark Gooneratne.
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Sivaganga Palace Sivaganga Palace is a palace in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, southern India, about 40 km from Madurai. It is an old royal palace, with many historical connections. The palace was used as residence by queens Velu Nachiyar (1780–90), Vellacci Nachiyar (1790–93) and Rani Kaathama Nachiar (1864–77). No remains of the original Sivaganga Palace exist, but a new palace, known as "Gowri Vilasam", was built by Padamathur Gowry Vallabha Thevar (1801-1829) in the year 19th century. A heritage site of Chettinad, it was the property of Rani Velu Nachiar.
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Jayamahal Palace Hotel Jayamahal Palace Hotel at Bangalore was built around the year 1903 by a British Resident of Bangalore and presently owned by the Maharaja Jyotendrasinhji Vikramsinhji Maharaja of Gondal, India. It is a Heritage Hotel situated in Bangalore, of Karnataka.
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Bolgatty Palace Bolgatty Palace is a former palace built by the Dutch in India, located on the island popularly known as Bolghatty Island in Kochi, Kerala. One of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland, this quaint mansion, built in 1744 by Dutch traders, was later extended and gardens were landscaped around it. The building was then the Governor's palace for the commander of Dutch Malabar, and later in 1909 was leased to the British. It served as the home of the British Governors, being the seat of the British Resident of Cochin during the British Raj.
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Old Park Old Park (Tamil: பழைய பூங்கா "Paḻaiya Pūṅkā") is a 27 acre urban park in the city of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. It was originally built in the 19th century as the gardens and grounds of the residency of the British Government Agent for the Northern Province.
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Monsoon Palace The Monsoon Palace, also known as the Sajjan Garh Palace, is a hilltop palatial residence in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan in India, overlooking the Fateh Sagar Lake. It is named "Sajjangarh" after Maharana Sajjan Singh (1874–1884) of the Mewar Dynasty, who built it in 1884. The palace offers a panoramic view of the city's lakes, palaces and surrounding countryside. It was built chiefly to watch the monsoon clouds; hence, appropriately, it is popularly known as Monsoon Palace. It is said that the Maharana built it at the top of the hill to get a view of his ancestral home, Chittaurgarh. Previously owned by the Mewar royal family, it is now under the control of the Forest Department of the Government of Rajasthan and has recently been opened to the public. The palace provides a beautiful view of the sunset.