Did you know
Only one wall separates the palace temple from the Paradesi Synagogue.
Museum
Archaeological Site Museum, Mattancherry Palace
Actually built by the Portuguese around 1550, later renovated by the Dutch.
100 m from the synagogue
More about Archaeological Site Museum, Mattancherry Palace
5 of 8- Did you knowThe synagogue and the Hindu temple of Mattancherry Palace share a wall.
- Did you knowThe palace was declared a central government protected monument in 1951.
- Did you knowThe Portuguese had the palace built around 1555, and the date is also given as 1545 in other sources.
- Did you knowThe Dutch rebuilt the palace under their rule in the 1660s, which is why it is also called the Dutch Palace.
- Did you knowThe palace floor looks like black marble. It’s actually lime, egg whites, plant juices and burnt coconut shells.