Description:
This beautiful palace which served as a summer retreat of Tipu Sultan is situated near the ‘City Market’ at the Krishna Rajendra and Albert Victor road junction. The palace was constructed to house the durbar or court, which would administer the happenings in the territory, while also serving as a summer retreat. Tipu’s Palace is the most notable among the Islamic buildings of Bangalore. Tipu called it has an ‘Abode of Happiness’ and ‘Envy of Heaven’. The construction of this Palace was commenced by Nawab Haider Ali Khan in 1781 and completed by Tipu Sultan in 1791.
