ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ಹಳೆಯ ತಾಣಗಳುOld Places of Mysuru

Built c. 1399 (attribution) · Yaduraya and Krishnaraya, founders of the Wodeyar dynasty · Early Wodeyar-era shrine

Standing within the palace precincts

• Credited to the Wodeyar founders (r. 1399–1423) — the dynasty's oldest shrine
• Also called Kodi Bhairaveshwara; 'kodi' means fort
• Inside the ASI-protected palace temple group; active worship

People: Yaduraya · Krishnaraya

Dynastically oldest shrine credited to the Wodeyar founders

Built Consecrated 1499; entrance tower 1851 · Chamaraja Wodeyar II; inscription names Vijayanagara ruler Narasa Nayaka; tower by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III · Dravidian with Hoysala/Vijayanagara influences

Active worship inside palace fort

• Consecrated 1499 under Chamaraja Wodeyar II
• 1499 inscription names Narasa Nayaka, father-figure of the Vijayanagara line
• Krishnaraja Wodeyar III crowned here, aged 5, on 30 June 1799
• Entrance tower rebuilt by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III in 1851
• Mantapa added under Kanthirava Narasaraja I

People: Chamaraja Wodeyar II · Narasa Nayaka · Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

Widely called the oldest temple in Mysore city; five-year-old Krishnaraja Wodeyar III crowned here on 30 June 1799

Built Fort dates to 1524; gates span the Wodeyar centuries · Wodeyar dynasty · Fort gates with superstructure mantapas

All standing in palace use; Varaha Gate roof section collapsed 12 Dec 2025 (under Palace Board repair)

• Fort walls date to 1524 (Chamaraja Wodeyar III)
• Jayamarthanda (east) opens once a year for the returning Dasara elephants
• Balarama (north) is the Jamboo Savari starting gate
• Brahmapuri (west) is the oldest gate; Wikipedia's 'Brahmagiri' spelling is disputed
• Varaha Gate (south) roof section collapsed Dec 2025; under Palace Board repair

People: Chamaraja Wodeyar III

Jayamarthanda (east) opened only once a year for the Dasara elephants; Brahmapuri (west) the oldest; Balarama (north) is the Jamboo Savari exit; Wikipedia's 'Brahmagiri' spelling for the west gate is disputed

Built Pre-1578; absorbed into the fort under Kanthirava Narasaraja I (1638–59) · Pre-Wodeyar-fort era shrine · Dravidian

Active worship, near the palace north gate

• Pre-dates 1578 (Raja Wodeyar I's reign)
• Absorbed into the fort under Kanthirava Narasaraja I (r. 1638–59)
• Gopuram destroyed in the 18th century, rebuilt by the maharajas
• More than 450 years old; active worship near the palace north gate

People: Kanthirava Narasaraja I

Came inside the fort walls as the fort perimeter grew; >450 years old

Built 1659 · Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar (IX) · Stone steps (count often given as 1,008)

Standing, in daily pilgrim use

• Built 1659 under Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar (IX)
• Commonly counted as 1,008 steps
• The Nandi monolith sits at about the 700th step
• The procession route and steps predate every building on this list except the fort temples

People: Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar

The monumental pedestrian spine of the hill for ~370 years

Built c. 1659 (most sources) / 1664 (Wikipedia temple article and the 1930 gazetteer plates list) / 1650 (Incredible India) · Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar (r. 1659–1673) · Monolithic black granite, richly ornamented

Standing, actively venerated, at the ~700th step; regularly repainted

• ~7.6 m (24–25 ft) long, ~4.9–5 m tall, single block of black granite
• Commissioned by Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar (r. 1659–73)
• Dates in circulation: 1659 (most sources), 1664 (gazetteer), 1650 (Incredible India)
• A statue of Dodda Devaraja in devotional pose stands nearby
• Sits at the ~700th step, facing a small Shiva shrine

People: Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar

~7.6 m (24–25 ft) long, ~4.9–5 m tall — one of India's largest monolithic Nandis; statue of Dodda Devaraja in devotional pose nearby

Built 17th c. (popularly linked to Dodda Devaraja's works; weakly dated) · Attributed Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar era · Small Dravidian Shiva shrine

Standing, active worship

• Small Dravidian shrine adjacent to the Nandi monolith
• Popularly linked to the Dodda Devaraja era (weakly dated online)
• Standing and in active worship

People: Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar

Faces the great Nandi monolith

Built 1673–1704 · Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar · Hoysala style

Active worship in the palace complex

• Built under Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (r. 1673–1704)
• Hoysala style, matching the neighbouring Varahaswamy shrine
• Active worship within the ASI-protected palace temple group

People: Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar

Companion shrine of Chikkadevaraja's additions

Built 1673–1704; expanded by Dewan Purnaiah (1799–1813) · Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar · Hoysala style (material reportedly from a ruined Shimoga Hoysala temple)

Active worship, palace complex

• Built under Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (r. 1673–1704), Hoysala style
• Material reportedly salvaged from a ruined Shimoga Hoysala temple
• Expanded by Dewan Purnaiah (1799–1813)
• Famous for its ornate doorjamb, pillared mantapas and epic murals

People: Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar · Dewan Purnaiah

Famous ornate doorjamb, pillared mantapas and epic murals

Built 1734–1766 · Krishnaraja Wodeyar II · Dravidian

Active worship

• Founded under Krishnaraja Wodeyar II (r. 1734–66), Dravidian style
• Built during the Hyder/Tipu interregnum
• Queen Lakshmammanni's Balmuri-image legend attaches to it
• 'Kille' means fort — it stood by the old fort edge

People: Krishnaraja Wodeyar II · Maharani Lakshmammanni

Built during the Hyder/Tipu interregnum; queen Lakshmammanni's Balmuri-image legend

Built c. 1799–1801 · East India Company residence · Plain colonial bungalow

Government Museum, Mysuru (Karnataka Dept of Archaeology, Museums & Heritage); also a Tribal Museum unit and IGNCA office

• Wellesley's residence 1799–1801, while in political charge of Mysuru
• Interior plaque commemorates the tenancy
• A 'curiously unembellished home' (Deccan Herald) — plain by design
• Now the Government Museum, with a Tribal Museum unit and IGNCA office
• Premises of ~1,13,365 sq ft beside the KSRTC bus stand

People: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Interior plaque: occupied by Col. Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) when in political charge of Mysore, 1799–1801

Built 1805 · British, for high-ranking East India Company officers · Colonial

Still standing, in government use (per Star of Mysore heritage survey)

• Built 1805 by the British for Company officers
• Still standing and in government use (Star of Mysore heritage survey)
• Dating rests on the local heritage survey — weak-source flag

One of the oldest continuously used colonial buildings in the city

Built 1810 (heritage-list date) · Sri Lakshmi Kantham of the Parakala Matham lineage · Wodeyar-era religious building

Standing; the temple office near Jaganmohan Palace survives on the heritage list

• Heritage-list date 1810
• The Hayagriva deity of the Parakala lineage is housed here
• Building stands near Jaganmohan circle; date appears only on the heritage list

One of the oldest documented non-palace religious buildings in the city core

Built Original shrine possibly 12th c.; present gopura 1827 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III; 1851 renovation inscription (30 Nov 1851) · Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (gopura); earlier Vijayanagara-era tower 'probable' per Wikipedia · Dravidian, seven-tiered gopura

Active worship; state goddess ('Nada Devi') temple; major gopura renovation c. 2016–17 with golden kalasha (2016)

• Gopura built 1827 under Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (gazetteer concurs)
• Renovation inscription dated 30 Nov 1851 inside the temple
• Eight-armed (Ashtabhuja) sanctum image; Krouncha Pitha Shakta shrine
• Golden kalasha added during the 2016 renovation
• Dasara treasury jewels adorn the idol on the seventh day

People: Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

Visit: Active temple; Dasara jewels adorn the idol on day 7

Ashtabhuja (eight-armed) sanctum image; Krouncha Pitha Shakta shrine; Dasara jewels adorn the idol from the District Treasury

Built 1828, excavated by Maharani Lingajammani (queen of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III) · Maharani Lingajammani (lake named for her) · Tank, ~217 acres

Lingambudhi Bird Sanctuary (2001); botanical garden opened 2020; Key Biodiversity Area; sewage/encroachment pressure

• Excavated 1828 by Maharani Lingajammani (~217 acres)
• Declared Lingambudhi Bird Sanctuary in 2001
• Recognised Key Biodiversity Area; botanical garden added 2020
• Persistent sewage and encroachment pressures

People: Maharani Lingajammani

Records credit the Maharani, not the Maharaja

Built c. 1829 · Krishnaraja Wodeyar III · Dravidian

Active and very popular, especially Saturdays

• Dated c. 1829, built by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
• Revered as a Vyasa-prathishte Hanuman (devotional tradition, not document)
• Among the city's oldest Hanuman temples; very popular on Saturdays

People: Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

Revered as a Vyasa-prathishte Hanuman (tradition-grade claim); among Mysuru's oldest Hanuman temples

Built 1825–1829 (consecrated 1829) · Krishnaraja Wodeyar III · Dravidian

Active worship in the palace complex

• Built 1825–29 by Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
• Navaneeta Krishna: chlorite-schist crawling-child idol with butterball
• About 40 bronze images and 19th-century murals inside
• Dravidian style, near the Lakshmiramana temple

People: Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

Navaneeta Krishna idol in chlorite schist; ~40 bronze images; 19th-century murals

Built Grounds consecrated 29 Nov 1830; building completed 1832 · Bishop Turner of Calcutta consecrated; Anglican from 1847 · Simple colonial church

Active CSI church; renovated and re-dedicated November 2017

• Grounds consecrated 29 Nov 1830 by Bishop Turner of Calcutta
• Building completed 1832; Anglican from 1847, now CSI
• Renovated and re-dedicated November 2017
• Maintains the Srirangapatna Garrison Cemetery (~307 graves)

People: Bishop Turner

Also maintains the Garrison Cemetery at Srirangapatna

Built 1840 · Mission-era school · Colonial institutional

Standing (heritage list)

• Heritage-list date 1840
• Among the city's earliest school buildings
• Date rests on the heritage list — weak-source flag

Among the earliest documented school buildings in the city

Built 1854 · Traditional learning institution · Wodeyar-era school

Standing (heritage list)

• Founded 1854; still operating
• Panorama photograph of the campus survives on Commons

Heritage-list date only

Built 1856–1861 · Krishnaraja Wodeyar III · Indo-Saracenic with Hindu temple façade motifs

Art gallery open daily; closed ~1 year for renovation, reopened November 2024; owner Pramoda Devi Wadiyar

• Completed 1861 under Krishnaraja Wodeyar III; brick-and-mortar with fine timber
• Royal residence 1897–1912 after the palace fire
• KR IV crowned here 1902, by Governor-General Curzon
• Art gallery since 1915; renamed after Jayachamarajendra (1955 or 1980 — disputed)
• Holds Haldenkar's 'Lady with the Lamp' and 16 Ravi Varma paintings
• Reopened November 2024 after renovation

People: Krishnaraja Wodeyar III · Lord Curzon · Sawlaram Haldenkar · Raja Ravi Varma

Visit: Open daily (timings differ between listings) · ≈₹20–75

Royal residence 1897–1912 after the palace fire; KR IV crowned here 1902 by Curzon; gallery from 1915; holds Haldenkar's 'Lady with the Lamp', 16 Ravi Varma paintings, earliest known Dasara mural

Built 1864, under Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar · Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar; fed by the 27-km Dewan Poornaiah feeder canal · J-shaped tank, 62 ha

Custody with University of Mysore; restored 2003–04 (walkways, fencing, desilting); BirdLife IBA; still sewage-pressured

• Created 1864 under Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
• Fed by the 27-km Dewan Poornaiah feeder canal
• 62 ha water spread, ~5 km shoreline, bird island
• Restored 2003–04 with walkways, fencing, desilting (ADB-funded)
• Winter waterbirds fell from 10,000–15,000 to about 2,000

People: Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar · Dewan Poornaiah

~5 km shoreline; winter waterbirds declined from 10,000–15,000 to ~2,000

Built 1871 · Wesleyan Methodist foundation · Colonial church

Active

• Built 1871, Wesleyan Methodist foundation
• Second-oldest surviving church in Mysuru
• Active CSI congregation

Second-oldest surviving church in the city

Built Opened 1876; old block 1878; reconstructed 1918; main block opened June 1934 by KR IV · Mysore State; cost Rs 3.65 lakh originally · Colonial hospital blocks

Operating 1,300+ bed teaching hospital; heritage blocks in Rs 89.5-crore restoration (2023)

• Opened 1876; old block dated 1878; reconstructed 1918 (250 beds)
• Main block opened June 1934 by Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV
• Original cost Rs 3.65 lakh with X-ray facilities
• Now 1,300+ beds, attached to the Medical College
• Heritage blocks in an Rs 89.5-crore restoration (from 2023)

Locals still call the old block 'Doddaspathre' (big building)

Built 1876 · Marimallappa endowment · Wodeyar-era school

Standing (heritage list)

• Founded 1876 under the Marimallappa endowment
• The 1890s Curzon-album photograph is public domain

Photographed in the 1890s (Curzon Collection 'Souvenir of Mysore' album)

Built Bangalore–Mysore metre-gauge line opened 1882 (Mysore State Railway, org. 1879); present heritage station building late 1940s · Mysore State Railway under Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · Late-princely station architecture

Operating: 6 platforms, electrified double line, SWR division HQ; 'Life is a Journey' sculpture (2019) at the entrance

• Bangalore–Mysore line opened 1882 (metre gauge)
• Mysore State Railway founded 1879 under Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
• Wikipedia's 'opened 1870' station date is uncited — flagged
• Present heritage building: late 1940s; 6 platforms today
• Arun Yogiraj's 'Life is a Journey' sculpture installed 2019

People: Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · Arun Yogiraj

Station 'opened 1870' infobox claim is uncited and conflicts with the attested 1882 line

Built Foundation 1 Apr 1884; completed 1885 · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X under Diwan K. Seshadri Iyer; commemorates Diwan C.V. Rangacharlu (1881–83) · Neoclassical; Corinthian columns; Lakshmi-and-elephants tympanum

Standing but closed/disused — cracks, leaking roof, termites; renovation stalled by legal wrangles (2024–25)

• Foundation 1 April 1884; completed 1885
• Commemorates Diwan C.V. Rangacharlu (1881–83), founder of the Prajapratinidhi Sabha
• Neoclassical: Corinthian columns, Lakshmi-and-elephants tympanum
• Indira and Rajiv Gandhi spoke in its auditorium
• Closed/disused — cracks, leaking roof, termites; renovation stalled

People: Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · C.V. Rangacharlu · K. Seshadri Iyer

Upper auditorium hosted Indira and Rajiv Gandhi

Built 1886; named 1925 after Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar · Wodeyar administration · Stone masonry street-front walls, wooden rafters, 3.67 acres, three aisles

Standing but deteriorated (north gate collapsed 2016; repeated fires); Supreme Court (4 May 2026) backed the IIT Roorkee audit favouring restoration over the State's Rs 35.95-crore demolition-rebuild; MCC restoration resolution July 2026

• Built 1886; named 1925 after Dodda Devaraja Wodeyar
• 3.67 acres; stone street-fronts, wooden rafters, three aisles
• Sits over Poornaiah's canal that once fed the palace
• North gate collapsed 2016; repeated fires (1981, 1990, 1999)
• Supreme Court (4 May 2026) ordered restoration per IIT-Roorkee audit

People: Dewan Poornaiah

Built over Dewan Poornaiah's covered canal that fed the palace

Built 1886 · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, honouring the first Viceroy's friendly ceremonial visit · Ornate tower on eight railed pillars with central fountain

Standing; restored ~2012 (~Rs 40 lakh); hosts small gatherings

• Built 1886 for Lord Dufferin's visit at Chamarajendra's invitation
• Ornate tower on eight railed pillars with a central fountain
• Restored ~2012 (~Rs 40 lakh): tiles, seating, fountains, lamps
• Now hosts small gatherings and music events

People: Lord Dufferin

The 'small clock' paired with the Dodda Gadiyara

Built Jubilee Hall 1887 (Queen Victoria's golden jubilee); institution founded 1891 · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · European-Italianate with colonnaded facade

Operating institute of the University of Mysore; renovation reported

• Jubilee Hall built 1887 for Victoria's golden jubilee
• Oriental Library founded 1891; renamed ORI in 1943
• Shamashastry published the Arthashastra here in 1909
• 45,000+ palm-leaf bundles (~75,000 works), lemongrass-oil preservation
• The Arthashastra manuscript itself is still kept here

People: Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · R. Shamashastry

R. Shamashastry published Kautilya's Arthashastra here in 1909; 45,000+ palm-leaf bundles; lemongrass-oil preservation

Built c. 1880/1889 (sources conflict); 200 beds by 1939 · Named for Princess Cheluvajammani; patronage attribution conflicts (KR IV was a minor in 1889) · Colonial hospital block

Operating maternal/paediatric government hospital; in the 2023 heritage restoration programme

• Dates conflict: 1880 (24 beds) vs 1889 (heritage list)
• Named for Princess Cheluvajammani; earlier 'Vanivilas Hospital'
• 200 beds by 1939; new OBG block 1997
• Included in the Rs 89.5-crore heritage-hospital restoration

People: Princess Cheluvajammani

Note: the famous Vanivilas Women & Children's Hospital is in Bengaluru — Mysuru references are to Cheluvamba's earlier name

Built Foundation stone 27 Nov 1889 by Prince Albert Victor; institution from 1833 · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X; cost Rs 9.41 lakh · Arcaded two-storey verandahs, central mansard roof

Operating constituent college; among 11 critical heritage buildings (Rs 18.45-crore estimate 2024; Union Building Rs 5.81 crore)

• Foundation stone 27 Nov 1889 by Prince Albert Victor; cost Rs 9.41 lakh
• Institution from 1833; first-grade college 1894
• Faculty: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1918–21)
• Alumni: R.K. Narayan, R.K. Laxman, Kuvempu, S.L. Bhyrappa, S.M. Krishna
• Among 11 critical heritage buildings (Rs 18.45-crore estimate, 2024)

People: Prince Albert Victor · Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan · R.K. Narayan · Kuvempu

Alumni: R.K. Narayan, R.K. Laxman, Kuvempu, S.L. Bhyrappa, S.M. Krishna; Radhakrishnan taught here 1918–21

Built c. 1880s–90s · Commemorates the last Chief Commissioner of Mysore (1878–81) · Architect: Edward Onslow Ford · Bronze portrait statue

Standing in the Curzon Park precinct

• By Edward Onslow Ford; called 'Mysuru's oldest bronze' (Raja Chandra)
• Honours the last Chief Commissioner (1878–81), later Resident
• Stands in Curzon Park, originally Gordon Park

People: James Davidson Gordon · Edward Onslow Ford

Described by Raja Chandra as 'Mysuru's oldest bronze'

Built City racing from 1891 under Chamarajendra Wadiyar X; modern club ~1920 · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · Turf racecourse

Operating — Mysore Monsoon Races 2025 opened 4 Sept 2025; relocation pressure reported 2018

• City racing from 1891 under Chamarajendra Wadiyar X
• Modern club founded ~1920; 2025 monsoon meet opened 4 Sept
• Claims of a 1777 Mysuru course are unverified
• Ranked among India's most scenic courses; relocation pressure since 2018

People: Chamarajendra Wadiyar X

Visit: Monsoon meet opens early September; November fixtures

Ranked among India's most scenically located courses against the Chamundi Hills backdrop; claims of a 1777 Mysore course are unverified

Built Completed 19 Nov 1892 (heritage list's 1879 is erroneous — Lansdowne was Viceroy only 1888–94) · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X; named for Viceroy Lord Lansdowne · Wood-iron-limestone two-storey commercial block with ~200 girders

Standing but condemned since the August 2012 partial collapse (4 deaths); restoration directed via the same Supreme Court process as Devaraja Market

• Completed 19 November 1892; heritage-list's 1879 is erroneous
• Wood, iron, limestone and ~200 girders; two storeys
• August 2012 partial collapse killed 4 people
• Restoration (not demolition) ordered via the Supreme Court, 2026

People: Lord Lansdowne · D.V. Gundappa

D.V. Gundappa called it 'the ornamental festoon of the city'

Built 1892, from Chamarajendra Wadiyar X's private menagerie on 10 acres of the summer palace grounds · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X; first superintendent A.C. Hughes (1892–1924) · Zoological garden, today 157 acres

Operating under the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (1979, India's first autonomous zoo body)

• Established 1892; renamed Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens 1909
• First superintendent A.C. Hughes served 1892–1924
• Now 157 acres, with India's most zoo elephants (10)
• Zoo Authority of Karnataka (1979) was India's first autonomous zoo body
• 'Oldest zoo in India' claims are wrong — Madras (1855) and Alipore (1876) are older

People: Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · A.C. Hughes

Visit: Open daily

Among India's oldest zoos — NOT the oldest (Madras 1855, Alipore 1876 are older); most elephants of any Indian zoo

Built Named 1893 for Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda; occupies filled-in 'Purnaiah's nalla' · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · Continuous heritage commercial frontages

Mysuru's most prominent of 17 designated heritage streets — 500+ heritage buildings (Star of Mysore, Feb 2025)

• Named 1893 during Sayajirao Gaekwad III's visit (Baroda reciprocated in 1888)
• Occupies the filled-in Purnaiah's nalla (failed 1850s canal)
• Replaced Doddapete (Ashoka Road) as the Dasara procession route
• Mysuru's most prominent of 17 heritage streets — 500+ heritage buildings

People: Sayajirao Gaekwad III · Dewan Poornaiah

Replaced Doddapete (Ashoka Road) as the Dasara procession route; an '1898 fire reconstruction' origin is unverified (documented 1890s traumas: 1897 palace fire, 1898 plague)

Built Laid out 1890s on the filled fort ditch; renamed for Curzon's 1900 visit · Mysore civic administration; named for Sir James Davidson Gordon, then Lord Curzon · Ornamental garden (~3.4 acres)

Standing; flower shows, Sasya Santhe plant fairs, public events

• Laid out 1890s on the filled fort ditch (~3.4 acres)
• Originally Gordon Park; renamed for Curzon's 1 Dec 1900 visit
• Curzon unveiled the equestrian Chamarajendra bronze here (now in Lalbagh, Bengaluru)
• Hosts flower shows and the Sasya Santhe plant fairs

People: Lord Curzon · James Davidson Gordon

Gordon's bronze by Edward Onslow Ford — 'Mysuru's oldest bronze' — survives here; Curzon unveiled the Chamarajendra equestrian statue here on 1 Dec 1900 (statue later moved to Lalbagh, Bengaluru)

Built c. 1895 (heritage list shows conflicting rows: 'DC Office 1840', 'Public Offices 1895') · Mysore State public offices; built as Chief Commissioner J. D. Gordon's residence per local history · Wadiyar-era public offices

Vacated by the DC; being adaptively reused as a heritage/Kannada museum (Rs 45-crore DPR 2024; Swadesh Darshan 2.0 art-precinct plan)

• Two conflicting heritage-list rows: 'DC Office 1840' and 'Public Offices 1895'
• Identified with Gordon's Krishnaraja Boulevard residence (c. 1895)
• Rs 45-crore conservation DPR (2024) for a Kannada museum
• Swadesh Darshan 2.0 art precinct plan (Rs 70.65-crore phase 2)

People: James Davidson Gordon

Name mirrors Bengaluru's 1868 Attara Kacheri (now Karnataka HC)

Built Princely-era, regency of Vani Vilasa Sannidhana (c. 1890s) · Named for Maharani Kempananjammanni Vani Vilas Sannidhana · Market block

Standing; among the 11 most-critical heritage buildings (Rs 9.28-crore restoration estimate, 2024)

• Regency-era market (c. 1890s), named for the regent maharani
• Among 11 critical heritage buildings (Rs 9.28-crore estimate, 2024)

People: Vani Vilasa Sannidhana

Companion princely market to Devaraja Market

Built 1896 · Named for regent Maharani Kempananjammanni Vani Vilas Sannidhana; English machinery · Victorian pumping station

Heritage building still operational (now pumping from the Devaraja Canal); powered by Shivanasamudra electricity from 1908

• Erected 1896; named for regent Maharani Kempananjammanni
• Machinery from England; first piped scheme ('Belagola project')
• Shivanasamudra electricity from 1908
• Still operational, now pumping from the Devaraja Canal

People: Kempananjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhana

Mysuru's first piped water (1896 'Belagola project'); a 'Melapura 1896 gravity scheme' is not corroborated — Melapura is the modern source

Built 1899 (heritage-list date); courts institution dates to 1879 · Mysore State judiciary · Wadiyar-era public offices

Old heritage courts building standing and partly in use; 15 courts shifted to the Jayanagar complex (2015/2019)

• Heritage-list date 1899 (building date appears only there)
• District & Sessions Judge court exists from 15 Sept 1879
• 15 courts shifted to the Jayanagar complex (2015–19)

The judiciary predates the building by three decades

Built 1900 · Christian mission · Colonial-era church

Active

• Built 1900 (TOI, 'Mysuru's oldest churches', 2016)
• Active congregation

Included in TOI's 'Mysuru's oldest churches' (16 Feb 2016)

Built c. 1902 (ToI Travel says 1914) · For Princess Krishnajammanni, second daughter of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · Indo-Saracenic

Postal Training Centre since 1965 (bought by Dept of Posts 1964, Rs 24 lakh) with a small postal museum; not a tourist palace

• Built c. 1902 for Princess Krishnajammanni (ToI says 1914 — flagged)
• Bought by Dept of Posts 20 Aug 1964 for Rs 24 lakh
• Postal Training Centre since 1965; 32–38 acre campus (sources differ)
• Part of the princess-mansion trio with Jayalakshmi and Cheluvamba

People: Princess Krishnajammanni

Part of the princess-mansion trio with Jayalakshmi Vilas and Cheluvamba

Built 1905 · Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, for Princess Jayalakshmi Ammani (eldest daughter of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X); cost Rs 7 lakh · Indo-Saracenic/colonial residence

University of Mysore Folklore Museum; restored 2002–06 by Infosys Foundation (Rs 1.17 crore); US Ambassadors Fund support announced Jan 2024

• Built 1905 for Princess Jayalakshmi Ammani; cost Rs 7 lakh
• ~125 rooms, 300 windows, 287 carved doors on 6 acres
• Gifted to the University of Mysore for its PG centre
• Restored 2002–06 by Infosys Foundation (Rs 1.17 crore)
• US Ambassadors Fund support announced January 2024

People: Princess Jayalakshmi Ammani · M. Kantharaj Urs

~125 rooms, 300 windows, 287 carved doors on 6 acres above Kukkarahalli Lake

Built c. 1910 · Mysore Maharajas' artillery (armoury/ammunition store) · Arched armoury with Ghandaberunda emblem

Standing with cannons but closed to the public; restored from Sep 2018 by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar / Wadiyar Heritage Centre; was the popular 'Gun House Imperial' restaurant in the 1980s, then shut ~32 years

• Armoury/ammunition store, c. 1910; Ghandaberunda emblem
• 'Gun House Imperial' restaurant opened early 1980s, then shut ~32 years
• Restoration begun Sept 2018 under Pramoda Devi Wadiyar
• Cannons remain on site; currently closed (2026 listings)

People: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar

No evidence of INTACH involvement — restorer is the Wadiyar family trust

Built 1897–1912 (present building; wooden predecessor burnt 1896/97; fort dates to 1524) · Regent Maharani Kempananjammanni for the minor Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV · Architect: Henry Irwin (execution: B. P. Raghavulu Naidu) · Indo-Saracenic

Museum open daily 10:00–17:30 (~4 million visitors/yr); private portions with the Wadiyar family; ownership litigation pending in the Supreme Court

• Old wooden palace burnt 1896/97 during a wedding
• Rebuilt 1897–1912; architect Henry Irwin; cost Rs 41.47 lakh
• Execution supervised by B. P. Raghavulu Naidu
• Kalyana Mantapa dome on Glasgow cast-iron columns (Walter MacFarlane)
• Golden Howdah: 750 kg; armoury of 725 weapons
• ~4 million visitors a year; ownership litigation in the Supreme Court

People: Kempananjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhana · Henry Irwin · B. P. Raghavulu Naidu

Visit: Open daily 10:00–17:30 · ₹120 India / ₹1,000 foreign (Dec 2025)

Cost Rs 41.47 lakh; illuminated with 97,000 bulbs (official count); Kalyana Mantapa stained-glass dome on Glasgow cast-iron columns; 750-kg Golden Howdah; 725-weapon armoury

Built 1916 · Built by the Maharaja of Mysuru for his sister · Princely-era mansion

The Green Hotel, an eco-friendly hotel

• Built 1916 for the maharaja's sister, on Hunasur Road
• Now The Green Hotel (eco-friendly heritage hotel)

One of the smaller royal mansions on Hunasur road

Built Institute founded 1906; present building complex c. 1917 · Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, in memory of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X; modelled on Bombay's J.J. School of Art · Neoclassical with Indo-Saracenic elements

Operating as Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (BFA); Cauvery Arts & Crafts Emporium co-located

• Institute founded 1906; present building complex c. 1917
• Modelled on Bombay's J.J. School of Art
• Neoclassical with Indo-Saracenic elements on Sayyaji Rao Road
• Now CAVA: 5-year BFA in six disciplines

People: Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV · Chamarajendra Wadiyar X

Mysuru's only princely-era fine-arts institution

Built 1917 (an 1880 'founding' reference likely covers the school phase) · Queen Regent Kempa Nanjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana · Wadiyar-era college block

Operating; split 1979 into Arts & Commerce and Science colleges; Science College among 11 critical heritage buildings (Rs 10.65-crore estimate 2024)

• Established 1917 by Queen Regent Vani Vilasa Sannidhana
• An 1880 'founding' reference likely covers the school phase
• Split 1979: Arts & Commerce, and Science colleges
• Science college among 11 critical heritage buildings (Rs 10.65-crore estimate)

People: Vani Vilasa Sannidhana

Among India's oldest women's colleges

Built c. 1910–1918 (dating uncertain) · Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, for Princess Cheluvajammanni (third princess) · Indo-Saracenic, cream with chhatris

Headquarters of CFTRI (CSIR) since 1950 — a working laboratory, not open as a heritage attraction

• Built for Princess Cheluvajammani (c. 1910–18; dating uncertain)
• Formally received by Nehru in December 1948; inaugurated 21 Oct 1950
• Indo-Saracenic: cream exterior, chhatris, tiled roofs
• A working CSIR laboratory — not open as a heritage attraction

People: Princess Cheluvajammani · Jawaharlal Nehru

Rare instance of a royal residence repurposed as a scientific institute

Built Body by William Robert Colton, completed 1918; unveiling 1920 (replacement head by Ganpatrao K. Mhatre) · Royal commemoration under a golden dome at Chamaraja Circle · Marble commemorative statue

Standing; the city's best-known landmark statue

• Body by William Robert Colton, completed 1918
• Replacement head modelled by Ganpatrao K. Mhatre of Bombay
• Unveiled 1920 at the palace north gate (Chamaraja Circle)
• The separate equestrian bronze (1900) now stands in Bengaluru's Lalbagh

People: Chamarajendra Wadiyar X · W. R. Colton · G. K. Mhatre

Sculptor conflict for the separate equestrian Chamaraja bronze (Onslow Ford vs Mhatre) — that statue now stands in Lalbagh, Bengaluru

Built 1925 (Wikipedia heritage list) / 1927 by Dewan Mirza Ismail (Kingdom-of-Mysore list) · Dewan Mirza Ismail era · Indo-Islamic

Active congregational mosque

• Dated 1925 (heritage list) or 1927 by Dewan Mirza Ismail — flagged
• Indo-Islamic style; active congregational mosque
• The older 'Sunri Jamia Masjid' could not be verified in any source

People: Mirza Ismail

The best-documented old mosque within the city; an older 'Sunri Jamia Masjid' of the KRW III era could not be verified in any source

Built 1927 · Palace staff, for 25 years of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV's reign · Indo-Saracenic, 75 ft; Rajasthani chhajja brackets; clock face with Kannada numerals

Standing and functioning; refreshed with other 'heritage circles' for Dasara 2025

• Built 1927; cost shared by palace staff, not the state
• 75 ft tall; Indo-Saracenic with Rajasthani chhajja brackets
• Clock face 5 ft across, with Kannada numerals — rare in India
• Refreshed with the heritage circles for Dasara 2025

People: Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV

One of very few Indian clock towers with Kannada-numeral faces, funded by palace staff rather than the state

Built 1927 · Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV era · Modelled on Maharaja's College

Operating; Rs 17.70-crore restoration estimate (2024)

• Founded 1927; building modelled on Maharaja's College
• Rs 17.70-crore restoration estimate (2024 heritage survey)

Completes the princely college trio

Built 1921–1930 (some sources 1931) · Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, for the Viceroy and royal guests · Architect: E. W. Fritchley (execution: B. Munivenkatappa) · Renaissance Revival modelled on St Paul's Cathedral, London

Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel — ITDC 1974, Karnataka/Jungle Lodges & Resorts 2018; needs Rs 45–50 crore renovation; 1920s ornamental gateway also survives

• Begun 1921, completed 1930 (some say 1931)
• Architect E. W. Fritchley; cost ~Rs 13 lakh
• Renaissance Revival after St Paul's, London; Italian marble, Venetian chandeliers
• ITDC hotel 1974; Karnataka/Jungle Lodges 2018
• Renovation estimated at Rs 45–50 crore, not yet funded

People: Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV · E. W. Fritchley

Visit: Palace hotel — visits by reservation

Second-largest palace in Mysuru; Italian marble floors, Venetian chandeliers, converted ballroom restaurant

Built College est. 1924 (first in Karnataka, seventh in India); moved to Mysore 1930; main building by Boraiah Basavaiah & Sons, expanded 1940 · Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV · Late-princely institutional

Operating (MBBS intake 250); centenary celebrated Aug 2024

• College established 1924 — first in Karnataka, seventh in India
• Moved to Mysuru 1930; building by Boraiah Basavaiah & Sons, expanded 1940
• Traces to an 1881 scholarship scheme for 'Hospital Assistants'
• Centenary celebrated August 2024

People: Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV

Traces to an 1881 scholarship scheme sending Mysore students as 'Hospital Assistants' to Madras/Bombay

Built Church on site from 1843; foundation stone 28 Oct 1933; completion dates conflict 1936–1956 · Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (land and foundation) · Architect: Daly (French), per common attribution · Neo-Gothic after Cologne Cathedral; twin spires 175 ft (53 m)

Active Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Mysore; major pilgrimage/tourist site

• Foundation stone 28 Oct 1933 by Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV
• A church stood on the site from 1843
• Completion dates conflict: 1936/1941/1943/1956 — foundation is firm
• Twin spires 175 ft (53 m); stained glass of Christ's life
• Relic obtained in 1926, kept in the catacomb crypt

People: Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV · T. Thumboo Chetty

St. Philomena relic (1926) in the catacomb crypt; 'one of Asia's tallest churches' is a widely repeated claim without an authoritative ranking

Built 1938–39 (summer palace on the site from 1822) · Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV · Indo-Saracenic with Rajasthani chhatris, five domes

Closed and unused; end-to-end restoration by the family underway since ~April 2022 aiming at heritage-hotel reuse; no confirmed reopening; exterior visible from Chamundi Hill

• Summer palace on the site from 1822; present building 1938–39
• Five domes, Rajasthani chhatris, ~25 suites, panoramic verandah
• Hotel under Srikantadatta Wadiyar; closed 1980s or 1990s (sources differ)
• Family restoration underway since ~April 2022

People: Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV · Yaduveer Wadiyar

Semi-circular north verandah with panoramic city view; ~25 suites

Built 1940 · D. Banumaiah endowment · Late-princely educational blocks

Operating; on heritage list

• Founded 1940 (heritage-list date)
• PG block and Commerce & Arts buildings on the list

People: D. Banumaiah

Late-princely era institutions still in educational use

Built 1947, Rs 12 lakh · University of Mysore; named for the Crawford brothers (Rs 1 lakh donors) · Architect: Widely credited to Otto H. Koenigsberger (secondary-source grade) · Domed classical block — Corinthian columns, Roman arches

Administrative HQ of the University of Mysore (VC's office); 8-ft bronze of KR IV unveiled on the lawns July 2016

• Built 1947 at Rs 12 lakh; named for the Crawford brothers (Rs 1 lakh donors)
• Widely credited to architect Otto Koenigsberger (attribution soft)
• Corinthian columns, Roman arches, domed cupola — the university emblem
• The university began at Maharaja's College in 1916 — sixth-oldest in India
• 8-ft bronze of KR IV unveiled on the lawns, July 2016

People: Crawford brothers · Otto Koenigsberger

Its dome is the university emblem; heritage list's '1915' date is an error

Built 1951 · Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar (last Maharaja) — NOT Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar (common mis-attribution) · Dravidian; goddess image by sculptor Siddalingaswamy

Active worship in the palace complex

• Built 1951 by Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last Maharaja
• Commonly mis-attributed to Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar
• Goddess image by sculptor Siddalingaswamy
• Completes the palace-grounds temple group

People: Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar · Siddalingaswamy

Post-1950, included to complete the palace-temple ensemble

Built 1953 · Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar · Dravidian

Active worship in the palace complex

• Built 1953 by Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
• Dravidian style, within the palace complex

People: Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar

Companion of the 1951 Bhuvaneshwari shrine

Built 1979 (second railway museum in India after Delhi); core exhibits date 1899–1963 · Indian Railways · Open-air museum

Open and operating

• Founded 1979 — India's second railway museum after Delhi
• Maharani Saloon carriage of 1899 with royal interiors
• 1925 Austin rail-motor car; Kerr Stuart (1922) and Bagnall (1900) locos
• On Krishnaraja Sagar Road, opposite CFTRI; open to visitors

Visit: Open to visitors

Maharani Saloon (1899) with kitchen/dining/royal toilet; 1925 Austin rail-motor car; Kerr Stuart ES 506 (1922); Bagnall 1900 locos

Built Dasara terminus; procession route essentially unchanged for 200+ years · Wodeyar Dasara tradition; Banni (Prosopis) tree worshipped by the royal scion · Ceremonial ground with heritage reviewing stand

Active; Panjina Kavayatthu torchlight parade closes Dasara each Vijayadashami (held Oct 2025)

• Terminus of the Jamboo Savari; procession route ~200+ years old
• Banni (Prosopis) tree worshipped by the scion — Pandava legend
• Heritage royal pavilion/reviewing stand stands at the grounds
• Torchlight parade held October 2025 as always
• A distinct 'Bannimantap Mahal' could not be documented

A distinct 'Bannimantap Mahal' could NOT be documented — treat residential mahals as unverified

Built Princely-era (pre-Independence) · Mysore City Municipal Council · Wadiyar-era municipal building

In use; under heritage-committee renovation since Feb 2024

• Princely-era building; heritage-committee renovation since Feb 2024
• Owner of the Town Hall, Lansdowne Building and other heritage stock

One of the named cases in the MCC heritage renovation programme

Built Original creation date not established; handed to Mysore Zoo in March 1976 · Percolation tank at the foot of Chamundi Hills · 90 ha total (~55 ha water)

Zoo Authority of Karnataka; restored early-2000s (ADB); walk-through aviary claimed India's biggest; butterfly park; boating

• ~90 ha (55 ha water); handed to Mysore Zoo March 1976
• Restored early-2000s (ADB ~Rs 1.2 crore): sewage blocked, silt removed
• Walk-through aviary 60 × 40 × 20 m — claimed India's biggest
• 147 bird species recorded; butterfly park island (~45 species)

147 bird species recorded; Regional Museum of Natural History (1995) on its bank

Built Age unverifiable (claims range 700–1,700 years) · Village-goddess (gramadevata) shrine by the fort wall near Varaha Gate · Folk/Dravidian

Active worship; damaged by fallen peepul tree Sept 2014, restored

• Village-goddess shrine by the fort wall near Varaha Gate
• Idol said to have been moved out of the palace in KR IV's reign
• Damaged by fallen peepul tree Sept 2014; restored

Idol said to have been moved out of the palace during Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar's reign

Built Date unverified; loosely attributed to the Dodda Devaraja era (1659–73) · Unknown · Painted folk-iconic demon figure

Standing near the summit en route to the temple; repeatedly repainted

• Depicts Mahishasura with cobra and sword — source of the name Mahishooru
• Attributed loosely to the Dodda Devaraja era; unverified
• Repeatedly repainted; present appearance modern

Demon holding cobra and sword; his slaying by Chamundeshwari gives Mysuru (Mahishooru) its name

Built Early 20th c. · Mysore State fire services · Colonial utility block

Standing; partial collapse occurred; Rs 3.91-crore restoration estimate (2024)

• Early-20th-century fire station; partial collapse occurred
• Rs 3.91-crore restoration estimate (2024 survey)

Named case in the 131-building heritage survey

Built Era unverified (local claims of Chola-period origins are user-review grade) · Unknown; mohalla laid out chiefly under Krishnaraja Wodeyar III · Dravidian

Active worship

• Locally called the old 'Kote' (fort) Someshwara
• Age claims unverifiable — user-review grade
• The mohalla was laid out chiefly under Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

Included for completeness; age claims unverifiable from reliable sources

Built Claimed ~250 years (Imam Shah Wali); unverified · Sufi shrines honoured in royal/Dasara tradition · Simple shrine structures

Active; under-documented online (video-tour and social-media grade sourcing only)

• A dargah of Hazrat Syed Mansoor Dewan stands inside the palace compound
• Imam Shah Wali dargah (Krishna Vilas Road) claimed ~250 years old
• Documentation is social-media grade; auqaf records are the next step

Real and active but needing local Urdu/Kannada press and auqaf records for documentation