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From outside the palace complex looks like another compound in an otherwise busy part of the Bangalore city. To really know its original stature, you need to understand how Bangalore looked some 300 years back. A huge fortification went around the city. Almost every important structures of Bangalore were inside the this long fort wall. And that was the Bangalore Fort. This summer palace of Tipu Sultan stood inside the citadel.

All you can see as the remain of the Bangalore Fort is the so called Delhi Gate, a short walk towards south on the Krishnarajendra Road. This palace is actually located close to the point where the fort was breached in 1791 during the 3rd Mysore War.

The city grown gradually and engulfed the whole citadel, leaving only a handful of the Tipu era landmarks as a remainder of its legendary past. The Tipu Sultan’s summer palace is prominent among them.

The palace was adoringly called in Urdu Rashk É Jannat (envy of the heaven), thanks to its great atmospherics. After the fall of Mysore the palace lost its significance as a royal structure. Later during the colonial period, this structure was serving as an administrative office (1831-1868) of the British Raj, before moving it to the Attara Kacheri ( the present day High Court building).

From Tipu’s palace you can easily reach the Bangalore Fort too. It’s at a 5 minutes walk towards K R Market.

Tipu’s Palace is located a few blocks south of the K R Market. Get to the signal of Bangalore Medical Collage on the Krishna Rajendra Road. From the signal turn into Albert Victor Road. You can see the tower of the Venkataramana Swamy temple at the junction, as you approach the signal.

The palace is located right behind the temple. The palace is now under the maintenance of the Archeological Survey of India. Standard ASI Entry Fees applies.

[#map]See how to craft a 1 Day or 2 Days Itinerary to explore this palace and other major attractions in the vicinity.