Indian Architecture and Art-The Napier Museum,Thiruvanathapuram

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Napier museum is one among the architectural marvels which we had a close association since childhood.Going to the museum,playing in the park ,watching animals in the zoo and Raja Ravi Varmas paintings in the Sree chitra art galllery was our favourite past times.The last summer vacations where rekindling childhood memories with my little one...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Napier museum</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was established in 1855. In 1874, the old Museum Building was demolished and foundation for the new building was laid. The new building was named after Lord Napier, the Governor of Madras 1866-1872.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The architectural masterpiece was designed by </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Robert Chisholm</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the consulting Architect of the Madras government and the construction was completed in 1880. Napier Museum is a landmark in the city with its unique ornamentation and architectural style with gothic roof and minarets. The Indo Saracenic structure also boasts a natural air conditioning system.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The museum houses a rare collection of archaeological and historic artifacts, bronze idols, ancient ornaments, a temple chariot and ivory carvings. It also contains the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, which contains works from Raja Ravi Varma and Nicholas Roerich, as well as examples of Mughal and Tanjore art.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Museum grounds also hold a Zoological garden, which is one of the oldest in India. This Zoo was established in 1857 and is spread over 55 acres (220,000 m2) of land.</span></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424792159816661010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5uHb_bCkXiyARXptoB4OZ9lo1KOaO3C4l6QMgqdhwnHyt4m9HvrZ7yom2o-1kWhe3cdiZ_I5RNhLk8fhJHbUDWtNkQ7iN4-dgDxGoNyXtkSdxyNRIYfZrR7JHmghqAWBniWOpkhQ-Bg/s400/IMG_8102+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify; width: 400px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424791384777215138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfO8d-fzXniN-RnArn490FQKqw1PJvrcnDT7g7S68-xGAS-nXGZxALZZsphDFpEfk_E6rxL5ynbeakaC2iXlYY-n0EH1DMbEvYgjTb0UpooSS_r9DELe2aD8E2P99OITNO133NojCaM8/s400/IMG_8106+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" />Front view<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424793984774875650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9InJdXGzWeqpwetxfb45Jp2OYJ7hmGBrKrD6PEC0WpwRU-EqtWkQqo5VcG0s3ryqdi_dD-7jnP0SnnyYaBRngCzGSZxccR1ymkLNFBFUNxNBSWAqkLPA_DRtMnIX_6KjU0mrOMSMR2Yg/s400/IMG_8052+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">side view</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424793993175366178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VfVn8GxsW4kPMdFk6C-2gtZ26NFZUQm8cT-EeZvZYD2q3O_BdP-qSQZfhjvWaL13gArYjXEVZDK2TBiqKmpQqqvLE09lisP9t-SX3T30-gNJ4qZTMDfrex_le8upePDh6Y0vQJqWI8w/s400/IMG_8051+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">side view</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424793381834642946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqjrZcG-6_NrZv0D5PP97xD2OoLXNtLMGuXCX45mi_GfzJF4sakgMNX1jm-W0TIViDG2J9OHDKV2krLl-dj6aLF-epDKZshdVp5JAYmTKYX4RfFCdkVWksg7L9QYkOW1g8cpFmVFcelY/s400/IMG_8074+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">side view</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424793394088173218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8B6RonMJL6Ipy0ceYJ5IxeuNYQQZ_pHFsmrOvjCoxmPBsRjgm91du0OrZJMzha7SJfSyM9zeE52I1ZDDaPbsQPJ_3x_flRmqzrIxqb2W30EWTBdhOyBsqlOnhlZxPqlH_puj9pNhnbo/s400/IMG_8073+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">entrance,look at the windows and the jaali work</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4c-C2S4nhNUVU-oGsBdHTmcfKnYZ4z1B9hiq7MaOJsnzKWiaLSLaR7m7CZJKEiOi8sar5E_0POJgmQDCOnFeilOSo7yaJN_H1Nmzs7DRYbzAPfcWoQ56H9xk8yyhGs_TPzSq-IXmAPA/s1600-h/IMG_8043+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424794002342570354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4c-C2S4nhNUVU-oGsBdHTmcfKnYZ4z1B9hiq7MaOJsnzKWiaLSLaR7m7CZJKEiOi8sar5E_0POJgmQDCOnFeilOSo7yaJN_H1Nmzs7DRYbzAPfcWoQ56H9xk8yyhGs_TPzSq-IXmAPA/s400/IMG_8043+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">side walls work and tiles on it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWTeDgMIscL5gzYt80PkdR-sQxAQJn9BJC3sGmFpULP93gk143Ha8f5u1XJ_qv_z_XyCdSYb8DncGUV2BJFVlkHSX5Tik0eCDeUXD9Mnq7WYE_fSzpAggdIGLT770SxxkmHtK6MePwfQ/s1600-h/IMG_8062+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424793405540914706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpWTeDgMIscL5gzYt80PkdR-sQxAQJn9BJC3sGmFpULP93gk143Ha8f5u1XJ_qv_z_XyCdSYb8DncGUV2BJFVlkHSX5Tik0eCDeUXD9Mnq7WYE_fSzpAggdIGLT770SxxkmHtK6MePwfQ/s400/IMG_8062+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">hanumanji on the side walls in stone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH4EImlt3FxC1GOUDZV53Z4827UCHel_-VUNb94fOUvz8nnCdcMZFPyT2u9jc03a0KwIwgpk8-pkwf-_nK9StQ-y853sThb5j6mPDfgXQZweedzqdR2IJGsdGxMLOND2Pdifk_44oQcg/s1600-h/IMG_8064+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424793401433221106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH4EImlt3FxC1GOUDZV53Z4827UCHel_-VUNb94fOUvz8nnCdcMZFPyT2u9jc03a0KwIwgpk8-pkwf-_nK9StQ-y853sThb5j6mPDfgXQZweedzqdR2IJGsdGxMLOND2Pdifk_44oQcg/s400/IMG_8064+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">pillars and the planks of the roofs</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOdRdJX1lRuvxbq0Al55WBGIn_8guqWTt8_ap_bcOXEGGR-E24UNtAg8mw1DczslHcIqoPBu5mIeTXNhESPNgKZV9v6N5eBL6XAN5_3nAlBiLFWg6nz1guO_yTY7TcS8xOVfjqF3OqMw/s1600-h/IMG_8077+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424793373603100866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOdRdJX1lRuvxbq0Al55WBGIn_8guqWTt8_ap_bcOXEGGR-E24UNtAg8mw1DczslHcIqoPBu5mIeTXNhESPNgKZV9v6N5eBL6XAN5_3nAlBiLFWg6nz1guO_yTY7TcS8xOVfjqF3OqMw/s400/IMG_8077+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">side view,look at the work on the windows</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424792180475354962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzD3KzjYbqpbJfhI47vCBDKWREXBigQVRoht9fpLMXIDby2ooWZrLdyRUn2l9nyt0-G6-B8ggeYWd06M4kJyh2ZOBOEqjzTIRehviOuvT2LEGCTVFdEQzu4h_cw8huZcNpRt7bY142wA/s400/IMG_8085+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">details of the work</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dX9fte_vfm14FOayqZeLF7JIzp6kgEm9tpDgEZ5Ih7J2eZNd1Vp2BmcURXCxds36KukF4NJcZu-RgGg8v9d7rkylUPpE4JT08hL9b6PtK5VRCUEhVM5YqA8t6C4MuptbJ75mpVAey0M/s1600-h/IMG_8081+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424792189839901026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dX9fte_vfm14FOayqZeLF7JIzp6kgEm9tpDgEZ5Ih7J2eZNd1Vp2BmcURXCxds36KukF4NJcZu-RgGg8v9d7rkylUPpE4JT08hL9b6PtK5VRCUEhVM5YqA8t6C4MuptbJ75mpVAey0M/s400/IMG_8081+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 243px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ventilation,jaali</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQ9MY7xSkUT7jCQHw-dWrEwsk8vkxmNS-UfRVfO9WSl_ti9UZLMg2kxdvg46XCbpXw6c0CYuroB26ZZl7oNOpnE7ZzZYDNGUJ9RQxQ1jUK0E83ITLfili9Tji6G2TCDn7OXYfU0cd4KU/s1600-h/IMG_8087+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424792175418907490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQ9MY7xSkUT7jCQHw-dWrEwsk8vkxmNS-UfRVfO9WSl_ti9UZLMg2kxdvg46XCbpXw6c0CYuroB26ZZl7oNOpnE7ZzZYDNGUJ9RQxQ1jUK0E83ITLfili9Tji6G2TCDn7OXYfU0cd4KU/s400/IMG_8087+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">long windows</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02VhhSzIf5SAL_nTCbOsCOz6968ZgEdGwIopZxdWBqE6yIAaAZo7JnRAH0kc2-XI2J2VZghQyW54Pozpe_119akUGfEbHIF7YdvtsrZCG625bCmzKYd6WFMZlzK2-KVOuAT4nmYSSv0c/s1600-h/IMG_8089+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424792171590732594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02VhhSzIf5SAL_nTCbOsCOz6968ZgEdGwIopZxdWBqE6yIAaAZo7JnRAH0kc2-XI2J2VZghQyW54Pozpe_119akUGfEbHIF7YdvtsrZCG625bCmzKYd6WFMZlzK2-KVOuAT4nmYSSv0c/s400/IMG_8089+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 264px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">beautiful windows and shadows</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424791363202104290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwNwAnTZAM9LBz_HUaq95Wzk17Hv9m4ydDeoU3ERPmXNR7rYpjqnWyWIoD0nkrZzlugbMyeZPovugaIHbulMoXmXTZEHmRc96en555acwlIUsqyXMoIzVvFD_yh-zoHrsBjccqIerWeIE/s400/IMG_8121+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">lion guarding the entrance</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoik1l6hSjGabJOXVI7u7X9qvC2pj4ZitjNLG2Uf0UItoI117NpsUUewmky3NflPnF9WaCTu-hyByNQi_4h_GMIfPtOopMPT3R4nc-W6ROycQQQf6qclvMT4VVpWeCWezFQ-U2MsquLGw/s1600-h/IMG_8117+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424791375733210290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoik1l6hSjGabJOXVI7u7X9qvC2pj4ZitjNLG2Uf0UItoI117NpsUUewmky3NflPnF9WaCTu-hyByNQi_4h_GMIfPtOopMPT3R4nc-W6ROycQQQf6qclvMT4VVpWeCWezFQ-U2MsquLGw/s400/IMG_8117+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a pool at the entrance</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgX6r1hESkgo3dyAqM1pKTDA1MvhZNJxP9uU4Aq9QgSghjrLETLk8O2dIlfM5IUp0s9i_QN0VwW-oZrhjqJu9wSSWzKhxqcf0CYCgPw0M1ZnS-VUrVGGTtIBfaZIQucNTSZb5JOv7Rck/s1600-h/IMG_8124+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424791355940838370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgX6r1hESkgo3dyAqM1pKTDA1MvhZNJxP9uU4Aq9QgSghjrLETLk8O2dIlfM5IUp0s9i_QN0VwW-oZrhjqJu9wSSWzKhxqcf0CYCgPw0M1ZnS-VUrVGGTtIBfaZIQucNTSZb5JOv7Rck/s400/IMG_8124+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sri chitra enclave in the museum</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBl8iDtCW0hKMX59BBWs6d21DfsWIgkNGKBxtI_4qtctq25Cf5rySn14Hug-gcFzb5v46NibFEAehh_zCUwazcHfn51iwD_f-trsUc0f4CgLAFn-5kPt_3uur0dzJsoMoyJL8DK0eNIk/s1600-h/IMG_8125+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424791339122232402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBl8iDtCW0hKMX59BBWs6d21DfsWIgkNGKBxtI_4qtctq25Cf5rySn14Hug-gcFzb5v46NibFEAehh_zCUwazcHfn51iwD_f-trsUc0f4CgLAFn-5kPt_3uur0dzJsoMoyJL8DK0eNIk/s400/IMG_8125+copy.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Images and Ideas by Lakshmi Arvind</span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Please dont copy images.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more details refer Wikipedia</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Text courtesy:Wikipedia on Napier Museum</span></div></div>

Indian Architecture and Art-The Napier Museum,Thiruvanathapuram

The Napier museum is one among the architectural marvels which we had a close association since childhood.Going to the museum,playing in the...

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