Kanakakkunnu Palace

It is India's first digital garden, created by Akhilesh S. V. Nair and A. Gangaprasad, University of Kerala, Department of Botany.

It is now protected by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation the palace plays host to a lot of cultural meets and programs.

Located about 800 meters north east of the Napier Museum in the heart of Thiruvananthapuram city, Kanakakunnu Palace is one of the last architectural vestiges of the colonial era.

Built during the reign of Travancore king Sree Moolam Thirunal[7] (1885−1924) with the help of Vishwakarmas, the palace served as the main venue for royal banquets.

Later Chithira Thirunal, one of Travancore’s popular rulers, refurbished the palace and constructed tennis courts in the premises.