Maduri is famous for "Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal" which was built by King Thirumalai Nayak who was from the Vijayanagar Kingdom. In 17th centuries the Madurai Kingdom had Portuguese, Dutch and other Europeans as traders, missionaries and visiting travelers. He recruited the services of an Italian architect, (apparently one of the many unknown European adventurers who swarmed these regions before the advent of British) for the construction of this palace. The palace is the blend of Dravidian, Islamic and Islam constructive structures.
1. Courtyard: the courtyard is the area of massive pillars which can be covered by our two hands of 4 people. Now it is covered with circular garden.
2. Interior structure: The interior structure is divided into two,
The Celestial Pavilion (Swarga Vilasam) was used as the throne-room and has an arcaded octagon covered by a dome 60–70 feet high and Ranga vilasam is the place of residential area where king and his family resided.
3. Recent times, the Light and sound effect that talks about the tamil epic histories and the history of the kingdoms is famous entertainment. A MUST VISIT PLACE.
4. The half an hour Visual sound effect show reveals the passion of the king and people on the Arts and Constructions.
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