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| name = Thrissur Town Hall<br />
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| image =K. Karunakaran Smaraka Town Hall 02.JPG<br />
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| caption = Imposing structure of Thrissur Town Hall<br />
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| location = [[Thrissur]]<br>[[Kerala]]<br>[[India]]<br />
| address = Palace Road, [[Thrissur]]<br>[[Kerala]] <br />
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| owner = [[Thrissur Municipal Corporation]] <br />
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| architect = V.K. Aravindaksha Menon<br />
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The '''Thrissur Town Hall''' is an imposing building situated in [[Thrissur]] city, [[Kerala]] state, [[India]]. It was constructed during the Dewanship of RK Shanmughom Chetti and contains the Archaeological Museum and Picture Gallery, where mural paintings from all parts of the [[Kerala]] are copied and exhibited. The must see in this museum is the collection of the old [[manuscripts]], written on palm leaves and called ''olagrandhangal''.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.keralaprisons.gov.in/images/stories/pdf/cpvyr.pdf<br />
|title=Central Prison, Viyyur<br />
|publisher=Kerala Government<br />
|accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.dtpcthrissur.com/culture.html<br />
|title=Culture Zone<br />
|publisher=DTPC Thrissur <br />
|accessdate=2010-11-01}}</ref> The Town Hall was built in honour of the then [[Emperor of India]], [[George V|King George]], for his silver jubilee. The architecture is in the Victorian style with a lawn and garden in front.<br />
[[File:Thrissur Townhall.JPG|thumb|left|250px| Thrissur Town Hall in 2007]]<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Thrissur]]<br />
[[Category:City and town halls in India]]</div>->Jstalins