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'''Satelmond Palace''' in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India is one of the palaces that belonged to the [[Travancore Royal Family]]. It is situated in the [[Poojapura]] ward of Thiruvananthapuram city. Originally known as Vijaya Vilasam (roughly translated as "the Place of Victory"), it later became known as Satelmond Palace. It was the official residence of [[Sethu Lakshmi Bayi]] during her regency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-royal-Onam-to-remember/article14630763.ece|title=Onam in the royal household of erstwhile Travancore|date=9 September 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> During the late 1970s, it was gifted<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sctimst.ac.in/About%20SCTIMST/History/|title=Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum (SCTIMST)}}</ref> by the royal family to the [[Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology]], which started its biomedical technology wing there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/2019/12/17/instrument-of-change.html|title=Instrument of change|website=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sctimst.ac.in/About%20SCTIMST/Organisation/BioMedical%20Technology%20Wing/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120154906/http://www.sctimst.ac.in/About%20SCTIMST/Organisation/BioMedical%20Technology%20Wing/|archive-date=20 January 2012|title=Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hariwrite.blogspot.com/2017/06/satelmond-palace.html|title=harimohans: Satelmond palace|date=15 June 2017}}</ref> The queen's portrait still hangs in the hallway at the entrance of the main building.<br />
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==Construction==<br />
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Satelmond Palace is two-storeyed, featuring massive pillars at the entrance, intricate etchings, statues of majestic lions, floors with elaborate patterns, circular wooden staircases, and slanting roofs with grooved terracotta tiles.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Travancore Royal Family]]<br />
* [[Princely State]]<br />
* [[Poojapura]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Royal residences in India]]<br />
[[Category:Palaces in Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
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