Mysore Palace or Ambavilas is a palace located in Mysore, Karnataka, India.  Its construction started in October 1897.  It was completed in 1912.[1][2]

Mysore Palace
It was initially ruled by the Yatu Vamsa Wodayar family as a petty kingdom under the Vijayanagara Empire until 1565, and then until the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire.  Later, during the independence of many small kingdoms in South India, Mysore also became independent.  Under the kings Narasaraja Wodayar and Chikka Devaraya Wodayar, much of the present southern Karnataka state was brought under the Mysore Empire and a powerful empire was established in the region.The construction of the Mysore Palace started in October 1897 and was completed only in 1912 after a period of fifteen years.  The cost of building this palace is 41 lakh 47 thousand 913 rupees. The palace has about 175 rooms from the front entrance gate, then Rasa Durbar hall, next inner area is wrestling ground, then Andhapuram and has an area of ​​about 50.00.0 hectares.

Mysore Palace is 145 feet high from the ground level to the tower.  The grand entrance gate, open-air halls, attics, turrets, armory, library, elevator facility, hunting room, private bed rooms are all located on the third floor of the palace.The last palace, also known as the Old Palace or the Wooden Palace, was burnt to ashes during the Dussehra celebrations of 1896.  Kritinarasa Wodeyar IV and his mother Maharani Kemba Nanjammanni Devi commissioned English architect `Henry Irwin' to construct the new building.[3]  Meanwhile, the royal family stayed at Seganmohan Palace near the Palace Museum, Mysore.  B. Executive Engineer, Mysore Palace Division.  B.  Raghavulu Naidu supervised the construction.  He made detailed architectural surveys during his visits to Delhi, Madras, and Calcutta, and these were used to plan the new palace.  The construction cost of the palace was Rs 41,47,913 (about 30 million adjusted for inflation) and its construction was completed in 1912.[4][5]

The palace was further expanded in 1930 (with the addition of the present general courtroom wing) during the reign of Maharaja Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Wodeyar.  Although the construction work was completed in 1912, the fort continued to beautify and its inhabitants were slowly moved from the palace to the new extensions built.The architectural style of the domes of the palace is generally described as Indo Saracen style.  A mixture of Hindu, Mughal, Rajput, and Gothic styles.  It is a three-story stone structure with marble domes and has a 145-foot five-story tower.  The palace is surrounded by a large garden.  The entrance gate and arch bear the emblem and emblem of the Kingdom of Mysore.  Around it is written the state motto in Sanskrit: "न बिभॆति कदाचन" (Never fear).

The main complex is 245 feet long and 156 feet wide.  Fire extinguishers are located in all areas of the palace to prevent fire.[6]

The palace has three entrances: the east gate (the front gate, opened only during Dussehra and for dignitaries), the south entrance (for the general public), and the west entrance (usually only opened during Dussehra).

The three-storied stone building of fine gray granite with deep pink marble domes has several elaborate arches and two smaller buildings flanking the central arch, which is supported by tall pillars. Above the central arch is a sculpture of Kasalakshmi, the goddess of wealth, prosperity, fortune and abundance with her elephants.  There are three large dedicated temple buildings within the old fort.