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'''Cooch Behar Palace''' is a landmark in [[Cooch Behar]] city, [[West Bengal]]. It was designed in the Italian Renaissance architecture style and was built in 1887, during the reign of [[Nripendra Narayan|Maharaja Nripendra Narayan]] of the [[Koch dynasty]]. It is currently a museum.<ref>[http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/rajbari_exclusive2.html Cooch Behar Rajbari Museum] ''coochbehar.nic.in''. Retrieved 2 October 2021</ref>
'''Cooch Behar Palace''', is a landmark in [[Cooch Behar]] city, [[West Bengal]]. It was designed after  the Italian Renaissance style of architecture  and was built in 1887, during the reign of [[Nripendra Narayan|Maharaja Nripendra Narayan]] of [[Koch dynasty]]. It is currently a museum.<ref>[http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/rajbari_exclusive2.html Cooch Behar Rajbari Museum] ''coochbehar.nic.in''. Retrieved 2 October 2021</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{Bengal Zamindars series}}
{{Bengal Zamindars series}}
The Cooch Behar Palace is noted for its elegance and grandeur. It is a brick-built double-story structure in the Classical Italian style covering an area of {{convert|51309|sqft|m2}}. The whole structure is {{convert|395|ft|m}} long and {{convert|296|ft|m}} wide and is on rests {{convert|4|ft|9|in|m}} above the ground. The Palace is fronted on the ground and first floors by a series of arcaded [[verandah]]s with their piers arranged alternately in single and double rows.
The Cooch Behar Palace is noted for its elegance and grandeur. It is a brick-built double-story structure in the Classical Italian architecture covering an area of {{convert|51309|sqft|m2}}. The whole structure is {{convert|395|ft|m}} long and {{convert|296|ft|m}} wide and is on rests {{convert|4|ft|9|in|m}} above the ground.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} The Palace is fronted on the ground and first floors by a series of arcaded [[verandah]]s with their piers arranged alternately in single and double rows.


At the southern and northern ends, the Palace projects slightly and in the center is a projected porch providing an entrance to the [[Durbar Hall]]. The Hall has an elegantly shaped metal dome which is topped by a cylindrical louver type ventilator. This is {{convert|124|ft|m}} high from the ground and is in the style of the [[Renaissance architecture]]. The intros of the dome is carved in stepped patterns and [[Corinthian column]]s support the base of the cupola. This adds variegated colors and designs to the entire surface. There are various halls in the palace and rooms that include the grand Durbar Hall or the hall of audience, Drawing Rooms, Dining Hall, Billiard Room, Library, Bed Rooms, [[Toshakhana]], Ladies Gallery and Vestibules. The articles and precious objects that these rooms and halls used to contain are now lost.
At the southern and northern ends, the Palace projects slightly and in the center is a projected porch providing an entrance to the [[Durbar Hall]]. The Hall has an elegantly shaped metal dome which is topped by a cylindrical [[louver]] type ventilator. This is {{convert|124|ft|m}} high from the ground and is in the style of the [[Renaissance architecture]]. The intros of the dome is carved in stepped patterns and [[Corinthian column]]s support the base of the cupola. This adds variegated colors and designs to the entire surface. There are various halls in the palace and rooms that include the grand Durbar Hall or the hall of audience, Drawing Rooms, Dining Hall, Billiard Room, Library, Bed Rooms, [[Toshakhana]], Ladies Gallery and [[Vestibule (architecture)|Vestibules]]. The artifact and precious objects that these rooms and halls used to contain are now lost.


The original palace was partially a 3 storeyed structure, but was subsequently destroyed by the [[1897 Assam earthquake]].
The original palace was partially a 3 storeyed structure, but was subsequently destroyed by the [[1897 Assam earthquake]].


The palace shows the acceptance of European idealism of the Koch kings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coochbehar.nic.in |title=Official Website of Cooch Behar district in West Bengal |website=Coochbehar.nic.in |accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref>
The palace shows the acceptance of European [[idealism]] of the [[Koch kingdom|Koch kings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coochbehar.nic.in/ |title=Official Website of Cooch Behar district in West Bengal |website=Coochbehar.nic.in |access-date=25 October 2016 |archive-date=5 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105001629/http://coochbehar.nic.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


According to the [[List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal]] the Cooch Behar Palace is an ASI listed monument.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-west-bengal/|title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India|publisher= ASI|work= Item no. 57|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>
According to the [[List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal]] the Cooch Behar Palace is an [[Archaeological Survey of India|ASI]] listed monument.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-west-bengal/ |title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India |publisher=ASI |work=Item no. 57 |access-date=7 August 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801114411/https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-west-bengal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


[[File:The rear side of coochbehar palace, which retains the original color of the monument..jpg|thumb|right|The rear side of Cooch Behar Palace, which retains the original color of the monument.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/rajbari_exclusive.html|title = Rajbari in Cooch Behar town}}</ref>]]
[[File:The rear side of coochbehar palace, which retains the original color of the monument..jpg|thumb|right|The rear side of Cooch Behar Palace, which retains the original color of the monument.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/rajbari_exclusive.html |title=Rajbari in Cooch Behar town |access-date=19 October 2019 |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814072309/http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/rajbari_exclusive.html |url-status=live }}</ref>]]


==Architecture==
The Rajbari or the Cooch Behar Palace is a grand monument constructed in the Italian Renaissance form of architecture. The entire monument extends gracefully over an area of 51,000 square feet; about 390 feet in length and 296 feet in width; It's a brick-built structure. Standing 125 feet tall from the ground, the monument features an entrance on the ground floor, leading through a projected porch to the Durbar Hall. The first floor has a series of beautiful arcaded verandas with alternately arranged piers in double and single rows. The palace houses over 50 rooms including bedrooms, dressing rooms, billiard room, kitchen, dining hall, dancing hall, library, Tosha khana and the ladies gallery.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
== Durbar Hall ==
A splendid porch positioned in the center of the monument serves as an entrance to Rajbari through the Durbar Hall.<ref name="Cooch Behar Galery">{{Cite web |date=9 July 2023 |title=Cooch Behar Galery |url=https://coochbehar.gov.in/gallery/cooch-behar-palace/ |website=Cooch Behar District }}</ref> The Durbar Hall has a beautiful metal dome with a cylindrical louvre on the top that also acts as a ventilator. The dome is at 124 feet high from the ground level and is built in the traditional Italian Renaissance architecture. The dome also is beautifully carved in step pattern and rests on four arches supported by huge Corinthian columns adorned with a lantern on the top. Several small yet elegant balconies also surround the dome of the Durbar Hall.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
[[File:কোচবিহার রাজবাড়ি.jpg|thumb|right]]
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
COB Palace5.jpg
File:The Cooch Behar Palace or the Cooch Behar Rajbari, Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India 01.jpg|The front view of the palace
COB Palace7.jpg
File:The Cooch Behar Palace or the Cooch Behar Rajbari, Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India 03.jpg|The palace and its reflection on the water body inside the compound
COB Palace8.jpg
File:The lawn of Cooch Behar Palace, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India 01.jpg|The garden of the palace
Coochbehar palace.jpg
File:Front view of Cooch Behar Palace, WB, IN 11.jpg|The front view of the palace
File:The Cooch Behar Palace or the Cooch Behar Rajbari, Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India 02.jpg|The palace and its reflection on the water body inside the compound
File:Billiard Table at Cooch Behar Palace 03.jpg|Billiard Table at Cooch Behar Palace
File:Cooch Behar Palace in the afternoon 5 1 (2).jpg|The landscape of Cooch Behar Palace
File:The garden of Cooch Behar Palace as seen from 1st floor 02.jpg|The garden of Cooch Behar Palace as seen from 1st floor
File:Interior of Cooch Behar Palace, Cooch Behar, WB, India 06.jpg|A chandelier inside the Royal Court
File:The Royal court of Cooch Behar at Cooch Behar Palace 2.jpg|The Royal court
</gallery>
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Cooch Behar]]
* [[Cooch Behar State]]
*[[Cooch Behar State]]
* [[Kamata Kingdom]]
*[[Kamata Kingdom]]
* [[Koch dynasty]]
*[[Koch dynasty]]
* [[Koch Hajo]]
*[[Koch Hajo]]
* [[Rajbongshi people]]
*[[Rajbongshi people]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
 
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Cooch Behar Palace
Façade of the Cooch Behar Palace
Façade of the Cooch Behar Palace
General information
Architectural styleClassical Western / Italian Renaissance
LocationCooch Behar, West Bengal, India
CoordinatesCoordinates: Missing latitude
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Construction started1887; 139 years ago (1887)
ClientMaharaja Nripendra Narayan

Cooch Behar Palace is a landmark in Cooch Behar city, West Bengal. It was designed in the Italian Renaissance architecture style and was built in 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of the Koch dynasty. It is currently a museum.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Template:Bengal Zamindars series The Cooch Behar Palace is noted for its elegance and grandeur. It is a brick-built double-story structure in the Classical Italian architecture covering an area of 51,309 square feet (4,766.8 m2). The whole structure is 395 feet (120 m) long and 296 feet (90 m) wide and is on rests 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m) above the ground.[citation needed] The Palace is fronted on the ground and first floors by a series of arcaded verandahs with their piers arranged alternately in single and double rows.

At the southern and northern ends, the Palace projects slightly and in the center is a projected porch providing an entrance to the Durbar Hall. The Hall has an elegantly shaped metal dome which is topped by a cylindrical louver type ventilator. This is 124 feet (38 m) high from the ground and is in the style of the Renaissance architecture. The intros of the dome is carved in stepped patterns and Corinthian columns support the base of the cupola. This adds variegated colors and designs to the entire surface. There are various halls in the palace and rooms that include the grand Durbar Hall or the hall of audience, Drawing Rooms, Dining Hall, Billiard Room, Library, Bed Rooms, Toshakhana, Ladies Gallery and Vestibules. The artifact and precious objects that these rooms and halls used to contain are now lost.

The original palace was partially a 3 storeyed structure, but was subsequently destroyed by the 1897 Assam earthquake.

The palace shows the acceptance of European idealism of the Koch kings.[2]

According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal the Cooch Behar Palace is an ASI listed monument.[3]

The rear side of Cooch Behar Palace, which retains the original color of the monument.[4]

Architecture[edit | edit source]

The Rajbari or the Cooch Behar Palace is a grand monument constructed in the Italian Renaissance form of architecture. The entire monument extends gracefully over an area of 51,000 square feet; about 390 feet in length and 296 feet in width; It's a brick-built structure. Standing 125 feet tall from the ground, the monument features an entrance on the ground floor, leading through a projected porch to the Durbar Hall. The first floor has a series of beautiful arcaded verandas with alternately arranged piers in double and single rows. The palace houses over 50 rooms including bedrooms, dressing rooms, billiard room, kitchen, dining hall, dancing hall, library, Tosha khana and the ladies gallery.[citation needed]

Durbar Hall[edit | edit source]

A splendid porch positioned in the center of the monument serves as an entrance to Rajbari through the Durbar Hall.[5] The Durbar Hall has a beautiful metal dome with a cylindrical louvre on the top that also acts as a ventilator. The dome is at 124 feet high from the ground level and is built in the traditional Italian Renaissance architecture. The dome also is beautifully carved in step pattern and rests on four arches supported by huge Corinthian columns adorned with a lantern on the top. Several small yet elegant balconies also surround the dome of the Durbar Hall.[citation needed]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • The front view of the palace
    The front view of the palace
  • The palace and its reflection on the water body inside the compound
    The palace and its reflection on the water body inside the compound
  • The garden of the palace
    The garden of the palace
  • The front view of the palace
    The front view of the palace
  • The palace and its reflection on the water body inside the compound
    The palace and its reflection on the water body inside the compound
  • Billiard Table at Cooch Behar Palace
    Billiard Table at Cooch Behar Palace
  • The landscape of Cooch Behar Palace
    The landscape of Cooch Behar Palace
  • The garden of Cooch Behar Palace as seen from 1st floor
    The garden of Cooch Behar Palace as seen from 1st floor
  • A chandelier inside the Royal Court
    A chandelier inside the Royal Court
  • The Royal court
    The Royal court

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Cooch Behar Rajbari Museum coochbehar.nic.in. Retrieved 2 October 2021
  2. ↑ "Official Website of Cooch Behar district in West Bengal". Coochbehar.nic.in. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 57. ASI. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rajbari in Cooch Behar town". Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Cooch Behar Galery". Cooch Behar District. 9 July 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]

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