Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Brief Information of Madikeri City

This Information is taken from Wikipedia

Madikeri is a town in Karnataka state, India. Also known as Mercara, it is the headquarters of Kodagu district.

City Code of Madikeri is +0827

Population : 58693

Area : 284 sq. km

Places to see

Abbey Falls, one of the major tourist attractions near Madikeri

* Raja's Seat: At the Western End of Madikeri, Raja's Seat is a small pavilion with a garden surrounding it; offering a view of the green valley below.

* Madikeri Fort: This fort was first built by Mudduraja in the last quarter of the 17th century. He also built a palace inside the fort. It was eventually rebuilt in granite by Tipu Sultan who named the site as Jaffarabad. In 1790, Doddavira Rajendra took control of the fort. The British who added to the fort in 1834. The palace was renovated by Lingarajendra Wodeyar II in 1812-1814. In the north-east corner at the entrance are two life size masonry elephants and a church is present in the south-east corner.


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