Padmanabhapuram Palace
The largest wooden palace in Asia, owned by Kerala but standing in Tamil Nadu since the states were redrawn.
- Where
- Thuckalay, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.2509, 77.3267
Get the Padmanabhapuram Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Padmanabhapuram 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Padmanabhapuram Palace
Udayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari 1.3 km
A fort of the Travancore kings where the Dutch commander De Lannoy is buried.
Mathur Aqueduct 10 km
An aqueduct carrying water over the Pahrali river, built in 1966 and walked across ever since.
Vattaparai Falls 14 km
A broad fall on the Pahrali near the Kerala border, with a shrine beside it.
Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple 17 km
A rock-cut temple with ninth century murals, in a district that was Travancore until 1956.
Thirparappu Falls 17 km
The Kodayar coming over a ledge beside a Shiva temple, with a bathing pool below.
Thanumalayan Temple 19 km
At Suchindram the name itself holds all three gods, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma in one word.
Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary 25 km
Forest round the Neyyar dam with a lion safari and a crocodile farm, under Agastyakoodam.
Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli 26 km
A peak in the Western Ghats the Ramayana names, and the army holds.
More state heritage sites in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Padmanabhapuram Palace?
Padmanabhapuram Palace is in Thuckalay, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Udayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari (1.3 km), Mathur Aqueduct (10 km), Vattaparai Falls (14 km).
How do I get the Padmanabhapuram Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Padmanabhapuram Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Padmanabhapuram Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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