Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Occupying a handsome 120-year-old heritage building within the Kerala Tourism complex, this intelligently presented museum traces Kerala's history and…
Must-see attractions in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Housed in an 1880 wooden building designed by Robert Chisholm (a British architect whose Fair Isle–style version of the Keralite vernacular shows his…
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Trivandrum’s spiritual heart is this 18th-century temple (closed to non-Hindus) in the Fort area, which fuses Keralan and Dravidian architecture and whose…
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Overlooking the Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple tank, the opulent 18th-century palace of the Travancore maharajas is a classically Keralan world of…
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Within the grounds of Trivandrum's zoo, this gallery displays paintings by the Rajput, Mughal and Tanjore schools, and portraits by renowned Keralite…
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Yann Martel famously based the animals in his novel Life of Pi on those he observed in Trivandrum’s Zoological Gardens. Shaded paths meander through…
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
In Trivandrum's Zoological Gardens complex (but not inside the zoo itself), the Natural History Museum contains hundreds of stuffed animals and birds and…
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
One of Trivandrum's major churches, the Roman Catholic St Joseph's is a whitewashed neo-Gothic creation from 1873, topped by a soaring bell tower added in…
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Built for the royal family of Travancore, this early-20th-century palace is now mostly a venue for cultural events and performances.
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Towards the north end of MG Rd stands this fine neo-Gothic Anglican church, notable for its stained glass and 19th-century tombs.
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
A red-brick neo-Gothic construction, built in 1900 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
A graceful landmark church, 450m west of Trivandrum's Zoological Gardens, dating from 1906.
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
A Hindu temple dedicated to Mahaganapati, a form of Ganesh, in Trivandrum's East Fort area.
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Ticket Counter (Zoo & Museums)
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Main ticket counter for Trivandrum's Zoological Gardens and surrounding museums.
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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
The brilliantly white neoclassical Secretariat building was founded in 1939.