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Jaganmohan Palace
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<p><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Jaganmohan_Palace¶ms=12.3068366_N_76.649861_E_">12°18′25″N 76°38′59″E / 12.3068366°N 76.649861°E / 12.3068366; 76.649861</a> </p> <p>Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, commonly known by its former name Jaganmohana Palace, is a former royal mansion, arts museum and auditorium, and formerly an alternative royal residence of the ruling <a href="/facts/Maharaja_of_Mysore/rzQhyoI8">maharaja of Mysore</a>, located in <a href="/facts/Mysore/xpzbccId">Mysore</a>, <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>, about 200m (600ft) to the west of <a href="/facts/Mysore_Palace/rBnd2kGo">Mysore Palace</a>. Began in 1856 and completed in 1861, the palace is one of the oldest modern structures in <a href="/facts/Mysore/xpzbccId">Mysore</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Wadiyar_dynasty/SrkJ1P7a">royal family</a> would reside at the palace when renovations and construction works would be underway at Mysore Palace. The last time the palace was inhabited by the royal family was in 1897 when the old Mysore Palace burned down due to a fire accident. The ruling king at this time was Maharaja <a href="/facts/Krishna_Raja_Wadiyar_IV/ydWqxqWr">Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV</a>. </p>