Bangalore Palace
The Bangalore Palace is Modelled on the lines of the Windsor Castle in England,it flaunts turreted parapets, battlements, fortified towers and arches. Entry to the palace is restricted. The architecture of the palace is based on the Tudor style. Bangalore Palace was built complete with Gothic windows, the foiled windows, battlements and turrets resembling the Daria Daulat Palace in Srirangapatanam. Bangalore Palace covers an area of about 800 acres, Within its walls is the well preserved 16th century Ganapathi Temple.
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