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The Hill Palace Museum, the largest archaeological museum in Kerala, is located at:

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Answer: Option C — Tripunithura, Kochi

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The Hill Palace is located at Tripunithura, near Kochi (Ernakulam district), Kerala.

About the Hill Palace:

  • It was built in 1865 and served as the official residence and administrative office of the Maharajas of Cochin (Kochi), the rulers of the Kingdom of Cochin.
  • It is a complex of 49 buildings, built in the traditional Kerala architectural style, spread over about 52 acres of terraced land on a hill.

In 1980, the palace was handed over to the Kerala State Archaeology Department. It was opened as a museum in 1986.

It is the largest archaeological museum in Kerala.

Its collections include:

  • The crown and ornaments of the Cochin Maharajas.
  • Oil paintings, murals and sculptures.
  • Ancient weapons, coins and inscriptions.
  • Manuscripts on palm leaves.
  • Royal furniture, palanquins and carriages.
  • Prehistoric tools and objects from Kerala's history.
  • A heritage museum, a deer park and gardens are part of the complex.
  • The palace grounds are often used for film shooting.

About the Kingdom of Cochin:

  • It was one of the princely states of Kerala, ruled by the Perumpadappu Swaroopam dynasty.
  • Its capital moved from Kochi to Tripunithura in the 18th century.
  • It became part of the state of Travancore-Cochin in 1949, which was merged with the Malabar district to form Kerala on 1 November 1956.
  • Tripunithura is known as the "City of Temples and Royal Residences" and has the famous Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple.

Other palaces and museums of Kerala:

  • Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Kochi: famous for its Kerala murals.
  • Padmanabhapuram Palace: the old palace of the Travancore kings (now in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu).
  • Napier Museum and Kuthira Malika Palace, Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Krishnapuram Palace, Alappuzha: has one of the largest mural paintings in Kerala, the "Gajendra Moksham".
  • Pazhassi Raja Museum, Kozhikode.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Thiruvananthapuram has the Napier Museum and Kuthira Malika.
  • ✗Kozhikode has the Pazhassi Raja Museum.
  • ✗Thrissur has the Shakthan Thampuran Palace.

Quick tip

Remember: Hill Palace Museum = Tripunithura, Kochi (1865; residence of the Cochin Maharajas; 49 buildings; museum since 1986; largest archaeological museum in Kerala); Mattancherry = Dutch Palace.

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