Kilimanoor Palace
The house Raja Ravi Varma was born in, with his studio still in it.
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 8.7628, 76.8656
Get the Kilimanoor Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kilimanoor Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Keralam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kilimanoor Palace
Kottukal Cave Temple 15 km
A rock-cut shrine hewn out of a single boulder near Kollam, eighth century.
Anchuthengu Fort 16 km
The East India Company's first permanent post on the Malabar coast, granted to them in 1693.
Varkala Cliff 18 km
Red laterite cliffs standing directly over the Arabian Sea, with mineral springs coming out of the rock face.
Varkala Beach 18 km
A beach on the Arabian Sea at Varkala, north of Thiruvananthapuram.
Kappil Beach 21 km
A quiet beach north of Varkala where the Edava-Nadayara backwater meets the Arabian Sea, with only a strip of sand between lake and sea. Coconut palms on one side, surf on the other, and the Kappil bridge across the estuary.
Puttingal Temple 23 km
A Bhadrakali temple at Paravur, and where the firework disaster of 2016 happened.
Ponmudi 28 km
A ridge at a thousand metres an hour from Thiruvananthapuram, reached by twenty two hairpins through rubber and tea.
Kowdiar Palace 29 km
The Travancore family's official residence in Thiruvananthapuram, completed in 1934.
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Questions
Where is Kilimanoor Palace?
Kilimanoor Palace is in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kottukal Cave Temple (15 km), Anchuthengu Fort (16 km), Varkala Cliff (18 km).
How do I get the Kilimanoor Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kilimanoor Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Keralam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kilimanoor Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Keralam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.