Cooch Behar Palace

Highlights

• The main attraction of Cooch Behar and the "Buckingham of West Bengal".
• The palace shows the acceptance of European idealism of the Koch kings and the fact that they had embraced European culture without renouncing their Indian heritage.
• The palace houses over 50 rooms including bedrooms, dressing rooms, billiard room, kitchen, dining hall, dancing hall, library, Tosha khana and the ladies gallery.
• Tickets can be booked at Archaeological Survey of India.
• No food items are allowed inside the palace premises.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Facilities

Phone: +91 89020 14983. Website: https://coochbehar.gov.in/gallery/cooch-behar-palace/

Darshan Guide

• •Visiting hours: Sat-Thu 10AM-5PM (closed Fri).

History

• •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.
• •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.

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.

Travel Tips

• Open Sat-Thu 10AM-5PM (closed Fri).
• Tickets: ₹20 if ticket purchased online or else ₹25

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