Did you know
The palace floor looks like black marble. It's actually lime, egg whites, plant juices and burnt coconut shells.
Museum
Archaeological Site Museum, Mattancherry Palace
Actually built by the Portuguese around 1550, later renovated by the Dutch.
100 m from the synagogue
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2- Did you knowThe synagogue and the Hindu temple of Mattancherry Palace share a wall.
- Did you knowMattancherry Palace, commonly called the Dutch Palace, is actually Portuguese: it was constructed around 1550 and presented as a gift to the Rajah of Cochin. It became associated with the Dutch only after they renovated and altered it more than a century later.