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|name = Cheena Kottaram <Br/>China Palace<br />
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|location_town = [[Chinnakada]], [[Kollam]] city<br />
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|client= [[Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma|Sri Mulam Tirunal Rama Varma]]<br />
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|completion_date= 1904 <br />
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|style= [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Saracenic]]<br />
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'''Cheena Kottaram''' or '''China Palace''' is a rest house that was constructed in 1904 for [[Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma|Sri Mulam Tirunal Rama Varma]], the then-[[Maharaja of Travancore|King of Travancore]]. The palace was completed along with the commissioning of [[Kollam–Sengottai branch line|Quilon-Madras rail line]]. It is a single-storied, red-brick building with seven rooms. The architecture of Cheena Kottaram is [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Saracenic]]—generally a blend of [[Architecture of India|Indian architecture]], [[Colonial architecture|European]], [[Islamic architecture|Islamic]], and [[Moorish architecture]]. Cheena Kottaram is yet to get the 'National Heritage Monument' accreditation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/07/15/stories/2005071502110300.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141003121926/http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/07/15/stories/2005071502110300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 October 2014 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |title=Royal connection |date=2005-07-15 |access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Kollamites called this rest house ''Cheena Kottaram'' (China Palace) because of its resemblance to the ancient [[Chinese architecture|Chinese buildings]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Before the independence of [[India]], the commercial capital of [[Travancore]] kingdom was [[Kollam|Quilon (Kollam)]] - The city with maximum business & commercial reputation in the [[Travancore]]-[[Malabar Coast]], with high level of export-import operations through the flourishing [[Kollam Port|Quilon Port]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pazhayathu.blogspot.in/2009/02/cheena-kottaramchina-palaceat-quilon.html |title=Then and Now - Cheena Kottaram |publisher=Pazhayathu.Blogspot |access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> [[Kollam]] was known as ''Palace City'' that time as there were so many palaces in the city then. One and only [[Quilon Aerodrome|airport]] in the [[Travancore]]-[[Malabar Coast]] was situated at [[Kollam]] city then. During that time, there were no rail-air connectivity to [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. [[Maharaja of Travancore|Kings of Travancore]] used to travel from [[Kollam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irfca.org/articles/jimmyjose-20051128-quilon.html |title=Quilon |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> For that, they have built the Cheena Kottaram, close to the [[Kollam Junction railway station|Quilon Junction railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/cheena-kottaram-to-get-a-makeover/article6474647.ece |title=Cheena Kottaram to get a makeover |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Palaces in Kollam]]<br />
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