The first palace inside the Old Fort was built in the 14th century, which was set ablaze and reconstructed multiple times.

Mysore Palace is one of the most famous tourist attractions in India, after the Taj Mahal, with more than three million annual visitors as on 2014.

Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV and his mother Maharani Kempananjammanni Devi commissioned the British architect Henry Irwin to build a new palace.

[3][4] The palace was further expanded in around 1930 (including the addition of the present Public Durbar Hall wing) during the reign of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar.

[8] At the main entrance, there are bronze tigers, sculpted by British sculptor Robert William Colton, on either side of the walkways leading up to the palace.

[10] Ane Bagilu, also known as Elephant Gate, is the main entrance to the palace's interior,[11] symbolizing power and strength.