<div>The Tipu’s lodge atop Nandi Hills, also called Nandagiri and Nandidurga, in Chikkaballapur district, may not be an impressive building, but it is steeped in history. <br /><div><br />The lodge is a rectangular two-storied structure built in east-west orientation measuring 12 x 7 metres and is situated within a fortified area on the summit of the hill. </div><div> </div><div>Constructed of brick, mortar and wood, it has a series of compartments.</div><div> </div><div>The walls accommodate niches and originally appears to have been decorated with paintings.</div><div><br />The verandah has pierced balustrades. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Tipu Sultan is said to have stayed in this building whenever he visited the place during expedition or hunting.</div><div> </div><div>Tipu’s summer palace, Daria Daulat Bagh, in Srirangapatna, is set amidst beautiful gardens. He built this palace in 1784, in the Indo-Saracenic style and it is mostly made of teakwood.</div><div><br />The palace has a rectangular plan and is built on a raised platform.</div><div><br />The most stunning feature of the palace is that all the space available on the walls, pillars, canopies and arches have colourful frescoes in the style of Mysore paintings. </div><div> </div><div>The other summer palace is in Bangalore. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Its construction was started by Hyder Ali within the walls of the Bangalore Fort and completed during the reign of Tipu Sultan in the year 1791. <br /></div><div> </div><div>It is a perfect example of Indo-Islamic architecture. <br /><br />Tipu Sultan used to conduct his durbar (court) from the eastern and western balconies of the upper floor of this palace.</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>The Tipu’s lodge atop Nandi Hills, also called Nandagiri and Nandidurga, in Chikkaballapur district, may not be an impressive building, but it is steeped in history. <br /><div><br />The lodge is a rectangular two-storied structure built in east-west orientation measuring 12 x 7 metres and is situated within a fortified area on the summit of the hill. </div><div> </div><div>Constructed of brick, mortar and wood, it has a series of compartments.</div><div> </div><div>The walls accommodate niches and originally appears to have been decorated with paintings.</div><div><br />The verandah has pierced balustrades. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Tipu Sultan is said to have stayed in this building whenever he visited the place during expedition or hunting.</div><div> </div><div>Tipu’s summer palace, Daria Daulat Bagh, in Srirangapatna, is set amidst beautiful gardens. He built this palace in 1784, in the Indo-Saracenic style and it is mostly made of teakwood.</div><div><br />The palace has a rectangular plan and is built on a raised platform.</div><div><br />The most stunning feature of the palace is that all the space available on the walls, pillars, canopies and arches have colourful frescoes in the style of Mysore paintings. </div><div> </div><div>The other summer palace is in Bangalore. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Its construction was started by Hyder Ali within the walls of the Bangalore Fort and completed during the reign of Tipu Sultan in the year 1791. <br /></div><div> </div><div>It is a perfect example of Indo-Islamic architecture. <br /><br />Tipu Sultan used to conduct his durbar (court) from the eastern and western balconies of the upper floor of this palace.</div><div><br /></div></div>
