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This majestic old palace is situated at Thucklai, on the way to Kanyakumari, 63kms from Thiruvananthapuram. Though the palace is situated in Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu State, it is administered by the Government of Kerala archaeology department. After the state "reorganization in 1956 the Palace and its premises were retained under the administrative control of the Government of Kerala. The income and expenditure of Padmanabhapuram Palace are shared equally by the Government of Kerala and the Govt.of Tamil Nadu. It was known as Kalkulam Palace and situated about the centre of a fort (186 acres) constructed in 1600 A.D. 776 M.E. The palace was constructed around 1601 CE by Iravi Varma Kulasekhara Perumal, who ruled Travancore between 1592 CE and 1609 CE. It is famous for its 17th and
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