Agartala, the state capital, is connected
by road with Guwahati via Shillong by National Highway No. 44. It takes about
24 hrs. by road from Guwahati to reach Agartala. There are flight connections
with Calcutta and Guwahati. Ujjayanta Palace is a modern building of the royal
house of Tripura and is located in the heart of Agartala, sprawling over a half
sq.kms.
This two storeyed mansion has a mixed architecture with three high domes (the
centre one being 86' high). The magnificiant tiled floor, carved wooden ceiling
and beautifully carfted doors are particularly noteable. The palace was built
by Radha Kishore Manikya in 1990. Its well laid out gardens have two large tanks
on either side of and the fountains are laid out in the patterns of the Mughal
gardens. The palace is floodlit at night.
The main attractions in Agartala are Ujjayanta Palace, State Museum, Tribal
Museum, Sukanta Academy, M.B.B. College, Laxminarayan Temple, Uma Maheswar Temple,
Jagannath Temple, Benuban Bihar, Gedu Mian Mosque, Malanch Niwas, Rabindra Kanan,
Purbasha, Handicrafts Designing Centre, Fourteen Goddess Temple, Portuguese
Church etc.
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