Established | 1901 |
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Location | Agartala, Tripura, India |
Coordinates | 23°50′15″N 91°16′58″E / 23.8374°N 91.2827°E |
Type | Cultural and historical museum |
Founder | Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya |
Architect | Sir Alexander Martin (Martin and Burn Co.) |
Public transit access | Agartala Railway Station |
Ujjayanta Palace is the state museum of the Indian state of Tripura and former royal palace of the princely state of Tripura. It was built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya in 1901.[1] It housed the State Legislative Assembly between 1973 and 2011. The palace primarily showcases the lifestyle, arts, culture, tradition and crafts of communities residing in northeast India, along with many stone sculptures of the Manikya dynasty.[2]