Gajapati Palace

Gajapati Palace of Paralakhemundi
Native name
ମହାରାଜା କୃଷ୍ଣ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଗଜପତିଙ୍କ ଜନ୍ମସ୍ଥାନ ତଥା ଗଜପତି ରାଜବାଟୀ (Odia)
Gajapati Palace of Paralakhemundi
TypeHistoric Monument
LocationParalakhemundi
Coordinates18°46′43″N 84°05′13″E / 18.778687°N 84.086881°E / 18.778687; 84.086881
BuiltGreat grand father of Maharaja’s Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Governing bodyArchaeological Survey of India

Gajapati Palace located at Paralakhemundi, of Gajapati district, Odisha, is the fort of Gajapati rulers where they used to stay. Nowadays the property is under the protection of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). The palace is one of the rich architectural and cultural heritage of India. This palace was built for a purpose of permanent residential abode for the Gajapati Rulers of Paralakhemundi Estate belonging to the Eastern Ganga dynasty.