{"product_id":"mysuru-srirangapatna-architecture-history","title":"Mysuru Srirangapatna | Architecture \u0026 History","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMysuru Srirangapatna \u003cbr\u003eAuthors : George Michell, Malavika Murthy, Caleb Simmons, and Shivendra Urs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-357 citation-358 citation-359 citation-end-359\"\u003eThe royal city of Mysuru (Mysore) and the massive fort of Srirangapatna on a nearby island in the Kaveri River preserve an amazingly diverse architecture. This built legacy spans the 17th to 20th centuries, an era marked by the supre\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-357 citation-358 citation-end-358\"\u003emacy of the Wadiyar Maharajas of Mysuru, except for a short period towards the end of the 18th century\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-357 citation-end-357\"\u003e when their authority was taken over by Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. Restored to the Mysuru throne by the English a\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003efter the 1799 “Siege of Seringapatam”, the Wadiyars emerge as enthusiastic patrons of architecture and painting. \u003cspan class=\"citation-354\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-354 citation-355\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-354 citation-355 citation-356 citation-end-356\"\u003eVisitors to Mysuru and Srirangapatna have much to see, beginning with the Mysore Palace with its splendid audience halls, and the art collection in the Jaganmohan Palace. Those with more time and interes\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-354 citation-355 citation-end-355\"\u003et can tour the city’s other palaces, royal temples, civic monuments, and markets. An excursion to the shrine dedicate\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-354 citation-end-354\"\u003ed to Chamundeshvari on the hill above Mysuru is a must, as is a visit to the Brindavan Ga\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003erdens on the city’s outskirts. At Srirangapatna they can pay their respects to Ranganathaswamy, the god who gives his name to the island, and explore the ramparts, gateways, dungeons, and armouries built by Haidar Ali and Tipu. Here, too, they can admire Tipu’s imposing congregational mosque, his summer palace with its historical murals, and the domed tomb where Tipu and his \u003cspan class=\"citation-352\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-352 citation-353 citation-end-353\"\u003eparents are buried. As for the English who vanquished Tipu, they are represented by churches, memorials, and cemeteries. All these buildings and monuments are described in this illustrated guidebook by a team of spec\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-352 citation-end-352\"\u003eialist historians and architectural conservationists who provide essential information that will prove invaluable to interested visitors, as well as scholars\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container luminous-sources ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52420998267163,"sku":null,"price":509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/91TUWTTdW5L._SL1500.jpg?v=1782783963","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/products\/mysuru-srirangapatna-architecture-history","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}