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First headquarters of
the first Commissioners in Mysore |
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Facing
government houses which its distinguished
tenants must have seen a building across the
road this is a rather plain double story
structures whose architecture is apparently
derived from the builders of east india
company rather than any contemporary of
traditional school or styles of special
architecture though build to house important
personages (Col. wellesly after wards duke
of Wellington lived in it for 2 years from
1799 to 1801 when in political charge of
Mysore. |
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It was the first headquarters of
the first commissioners in Mysore after
restoration of the gaddi to stop gap abode
till government house was ready for
occupation terraced structure with
rectangular openings the building is almost
totally devoid of any embellishment the only
touches proclaming its archeological status
being its size and the two wings of its east
sides approach. |
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