A monument that I really like is the MSO palace. And as the name suggests, it is, uh, located in Mysore. And it is basically a big rectangular building. And it has a huge garden also. Uh, and I don’t think a person can walk around the Mesore palace that easily because it’s that huge. And, uh, it doesn’t have many floors. It probably has one or two floors. I don’t remember exactly, since it’s been a while. And the, uh, reason I like this monument very much is that the architecture inside is very intricate. And inside the palace, there are, uh, a series of paintings around, and you can just walk around and look at it. And it depicts mom, uh, memorable moments that have happened in the palace. And I remember this one story that, uh, their kitchen, it caught on fire, the palace’kitchen, and it still stood up. It is still standing. And kind of surprised me in a passion that the architecture, it’s very intricate. And, uh, I’m a biotechnologist, so I. I study how things work, and I’m still not able to wrap my head around, uh, uh, the architecture there, uh, things. Things like that don’t surprise me that easily. But there I was really surprised because especially the arches that they have, they are, uh, very nice to look at. And I I just. I get a sense of peace when I go there. It’s not crowded, uh, in weekdays especially. So I just love this thing there. And, uh, there is not much of an entry for also, so.
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A monument that I really like is the Mysore Palace. As the name suggests, it's located in Mysore. It's a large rectangular building with a vast garden surrounding it. It's so expansive that it's difficult to walk around the entire palace in one go. It doesn't have many floors, maybe one or two, I can't recall exactly as it's been a while since I last visited. The reason I love this monument is its intricate architecture. Inside the palace, there are numerous paintings depicting memorable moments from the palace's history. I remember one story about how the palace kitchen caught fire, but the building remained standing. This resilience truly surprised me, especially considering the intricate architecture. As a biotechnologist, I'm fascinated by how things work, but the architecture of the palace still leaves me in awe. The arches, in particular, are stunning. They create a sense of peace and tranquility. The palace is usually less crowded on weekdays, which makes it even more enjoyable to visit. The entry fee is also very reasonable. Overall, I find the Mysore Palace to be a truly remarkable monument.
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