Mysore palace is a treasure house of exqusite carvings and works of art from all over the world. It is built in Indo - Saracenic style with domes, turrets, arches and colonnades. The tastefully decorated and intricately carved doors open into luxuriously decorated rooms. Tha palace has been now converted into a museum, which treasures the paintings, jewellery, roayal costumes and other items once possessed by the Wodeyar kings.

The palace is said to display the largest collection of gold iems. The Durbar hall of the palace has an ornate ceiling and many sculpted pillars, which are said to have been painted with gold. The walls of the palace are covered with pictures of Dussehra processions and these paintings are done in such a manner that from any angle you can see the procession.
This palace complex, is one of the biggest of its kind in India, is a marvel in construction and ornamentation. Only the four segments of the complex are open to the public. They include Gombi Totti, Kalyan Mandap, Durbar hall and Amba Vilas. On festive occasions the palace is illuminated and then it is transformed into a veritable fairy land.