Mattancherry Palace

The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. The palace was included in the "tentative list" of UNESCO World Heritage Site and hence it's yet to be in UNESCO. Despite the name Dutch Palace, the palace was built by the Portuguese Empire as a gift to the Kingdom of Cochin.

Mattancherry Palace
LocationKochi, Kerala, India
Coordinates9.958°N 76.259°E / 9.958; 76.259
Built1545
Location in Kerala, India
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