Thiruvananthapuram is commonly known by its former name Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland India. Thiruvananthapuram was named the best Kerala city to live in. The city is also known for its unique style of architecture involving Kerala Architecture with British and Dravidian influences. Thiruvananthapuram is a notable academic and research hub.
Area 214 km2
Places of Interest
- Padmanabhaswamy Temple is built in an intricate fusion of the Chera style and the Dravidian style of architecture, featuring high walls, and a 16th-century gopura.
- Kovalam beach –Kovalam means a grove of coconut trees and true to its name the village offers an endless sight of coconut trees.
- Agasthyarkoodam is a 1,868-metre (6,129 ft)-tall peak of the Pothigai mountain range of Tamil Nadu in the Western Ghats of South India. The peak lies on the border of Tamilnadu and Kerala.
- The Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over the southeast corner of the Western Ghats, and covers a total area of 128 km2. This sanctuary has a substantial natural vegetation cover.
- Kuthiramalika Palace Museum (palace of horses) or Puthenmalika Palace Museum it is a pristine two-storied palace near the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Vizhinjam lighthouse is the highest lighthouse in Kovalam that offers the spellbinding view of the sea. It is because if this place that the nearby beach was started knowing as the Lighthouse beach.
