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Housing Tipu's Summer Palace, the Daria
Daulat Bagh in Bangalore
stands testimony to Tipu's love of greenery and open spaces.
This was where the battle fatigued Sultan came after his ferocious
confrontations with the British, to relax in and recuperate his strength
in its calm surroundings. The Summer Palace with graceful proportions and
arabesque work in rich colours is a fine example of Saracenic
architecture.
The wooden pillars supporting the trefoil arches lead to halls with
interesting paintings on the walls. Tipu's confrontations at the
battlefields are depicted with all the gruesome details in these mural
paintings.
The palace also houses the Tipu Sultan Museum - the first of its kind in
the country devoted wholly to one person. The Museum has a rare collection
of coins, paintings and personal belongings of the Sultan.