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Thanjavur is the capital city of Cholas. The place at present is famous for the two important forts the Little Fort also called the Chinna Kottai and the Big Fort called Periya Kottai. The Thanjavur Palace is located within the Periyar Kottai Complex. After the Cholas and Pandyans Sevappa Nayaks occupied the Thanjavur and became the king in 1532.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Thanjavur Maratha Palace was constructed by the rulers of Thanjavur Nayaks. The construction was done from 1534- 1535 by the plenty of the local prisoners of the war as the manual labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main entrance is towards the north with a lane off in the East Main Street. One can find the ticket counter followed by the Palace Complex. The palace was held by the Nayak family till 1647 then took by the Maratha Ruler Venkoji and became the official home for the Maratha. Later the Marathas expanded the original palace complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The palace has 8 different sections that are open for tourists. Arsenal Tower also known as the Gooda Gopuram, Raja Serfoji Memorial Hall, Royal family temple, Secret Chambers, Underground Tunnel, Saraswathi Mahal Library Museum and Art Gallery along with the Mahratta Darbar Hall, Bell Tower, Saarjah Madi need to get the ticket for exploring the things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The place leads to the Royal Palace Museum with a small mixture of elephant bells, sculptures, weaponry, and rajas\u2019 headgears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After exploring the Royal Palace one can see the Maharaja Serfoji Memorial Hall that displays the Maratha Scholar King Serfoji II. The third thing one can see is the Mahratta Darbar Hall where the ruler of Maratha showcases in the grand manner with colorful murals that include their own portraits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Palace\ncan be visited from morning 10\u2019o clock till the evening 5\u2019o clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The entrance\nfee is Rs 50 per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photography\nallowed inside the palace but the charges are applied as Rs 30 per camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tourists can spend a maximum of 2-3 hours exploring the things in the palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The palace\nis good to visit any time in the year but the best time to visit the place is\nfrom December to May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanjavur\nBus Station to the Palace \u2013 7 KM<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanjavur\nRailway Station to the Palace \u2013 3 KM<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanjavur\nAirport to the Palace \u2013 11 KM<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maratha Palace, Rajakrisnapuram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu 613001, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Thanjavur](\"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/royal-palace-1.jpg\")
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