Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram | Place to visit in Trivandrum, Kerala | Art Museum

‪@GlobetrotterSandy‬ Napier Museum is an art and natural history museum in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. A building was constructed in 1857 during the reign of Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma and later demolished in 1874 to lay foundation for a new building, during the reign of Ayilyam Thirunal. The Governor of Madras in 1872 appointed Robert Chisholm, a consulting architect of the Madras Government to design a new museum. In 1880, construction finished and the museum opened to the public, bearing the namesake of its governor, Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier. The Napier Museum, a landmark of the city, is noted for its unique ornamentation and architectural style, which is influenced by Indian, Chinese, Kerala and Mughal Schools of Architecture #artmuseum #museum #godsowncountrykerala #keralatourism #telugutraveller #teluguvlogs #telugutravelvlogs #dekhoapnadesh #incredibleindia