About the Book: Mysuru Srirangapatna
The royal city of Mysuru (Mysore) and the massive fort of Srirangapatna on a
nearby island in the Kaveri River preserve an amazingly diverse architecture.
This built legacy spans the 17th to 20th centuries, an era marked by the
supremacy of the Wadiyar Maharajas of Mysuru, except for a short period towards
the end of the 18th century when their authority was taken over by Haidar Ali
and Tipu Sultan. Restored to the Mysuru throne by the English after the 1799
"Siege of Seringapatam", the Wadiyars emerge as enthusiastic patrons of
architecture and painting.
Visitors to Mysuru and Srirangapatna have much to see,