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graceful proportions and arabesque work in rich
colors is a fine example of Saracenic architecture. Teak wood is
used in its construction and the structure stands on a raised
platform that is about 1.5 meters high.
The Daria Daulat Bagh (Summer Palace) of Tipu Sultan has a corridor
that runs along its four sides with narrowing lotus-form wooden
pillars with trefoil arches at the edges of the footstall. The
pillars made of wood that support the trefoil arches lead to halls
that have interesting paintings on the walls. These mural paintings
are characterized by their macabre details of Tipu's ordeals in the
battlefields.
The construction of the palace is said to be inspired by a palace in
Sira built by the Moghul Governor Dilavar Khan. The palace is now no
more. One remarkable feature about Daria Daulat Bagh (Summer Palace)
of Tipu Sultan is the amount of wood used in the constructions of
its ceilings, walls, pillars, canopies and arches. These woods are
very brightly and artistically painted too. While the outer walls of
the building are devoted to war scenes and portrait paintings, the
inner walls are graced with floral patterns and geometric designs.
The summer palace doubles as the Tipu Sultan Museum that has a rare
and priceless collection of coins, paintings and Tipu's personal
belongings.
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