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{{Infobox building
| name = Rangacharlu Memorial Hall
| native_name = Town Hall
| former_names =
| etymology = Named after Diwan Sir [[C. V. Rungacharlu]]
| namesake = In memory of Diwan Sir [[C. V. Rungacharlu]]
| alternate_names = [[Mysore]] Town Hall
| image = Rangacharlu Memorial Hall (Town Hall), Mysore (b).jpg
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| caption = Front facade, 2015
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| building_type = [[City and town halls|Town hall]]
| architectural_style = [[Neoclassical architecture]]
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| location = [[Mysore]]<br>[[India]]
| address = [[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X|Chamarajendra Wadiyar]] Circle, Big Clock Tower, [[Mysore]]
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| owner = Mysore City Corporation
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| completion_date = 1884
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| civil_engineer = [[K. Seshadri Iyer|Sir K. Seshadri Iyer]]
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The '''Rangacharlu Memorial Hall''', now known as '''Mysore Town Hall''', or simply '''the Town Hall''', was constructed in 1884 in memory of Diwan Sir [[C. V. Rungacharlu]], the first [[List of Diwans of Mysore|diwan of Mysore]] post-restoration of monarchy in the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] in 1881.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inmysore.com/783-rangacharlu-memorial-hall-town-hall-mysore|title=Rangacharlu Memorial Hall - Town Hall Mysore|publisher=InMysore.com|accessdate=10 October 2016|archive-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010215030/http://www.inmysore.com/783-rangacharlu-memorial-hall-town-hall-mysore|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The construction was sponsored by Maharaja [[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X]]. Rangacharlu's successor Diwan Sir [[K. Seshadri Iyer|K. Sheshadri Iyer]] was the building's chief engineer and planner.

==See also==
*[[List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore]]

==References==
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