Mattancherry Palace
| Mattancherry Palace | |
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| 9°57′29″N 76°15′32″E / 9.958°N 76.259°E | |
| Location | Kochi, Kerala, India |
| History | |
| Built | 1545 |
The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala murals depicting portraits and exhibits of the Rajas of Kochi. The palace was included in the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Despite the name Dutch Palace, the palace was built by the Portuguese Empire as a gift to the Kingdom of Cochin.