Krishnadevaraya Palace Base — Attraction in Karnataka

Though no visitors are visiting this place but I would say one of the best place to visit in Hampi , you can get back to those days of king. Below is the little bit history of these place. (Sri Krishna Deva Raya (b. 17 January 1471) became king (r. 1509-1529) of the Vijayanagara Empire when its power was dwindling; for, decades ago, the Kalinga Gagapatis had occupied two important hill-forts at Kondaveedu and Udayagiri in Andhra Pradesh. By 1510, the Raya had built the Ranga Mantapa in Sri Virupaksha temple at Hampi, and then in 1513, he had marched against the Gajapatis, and captured Udayagiri.

As Pratapa Rudra Gajapati had fled to Kondaveedu, the Vijayanagara king attacked that hill-fort and captured it on 23 June 1515, and erected the Jaya sthambha (victory pillar) there. In the same year, the emperor is said to have built a palace named Bhuvana Vijayamu (WorldVictory) at Vijayanagara to commemorate his victory.

Krishna Deva Raya had patronised the Asta Diggaja poets, who were like the eight celestial elephants bearing the earth in eight directions. The emperor wrote several works in Sanskrit, but only a few verses have survived. He also wrote the Amuktamalyada, a complex poem of seven cantos in Telugu. His daughter, Mohanangi, had dedicated to him the Marichi Pariniyamu, a poem in Telugu, though only parts of it have survived.

In 1515, Nandi Timmana wrote in Telugu, the Parijata Apaharanamu, in which he hailed his patron as “O the one who is present in the Bhuvana Vijayamu, like the rising Sun, lending the glow to the nine gems.” In 1517, Krishna Deva Raya himself had asked Allasani Peddna to write in Telugu the Manu Charitra, which narrates the legend of Swarochisha, the second of the 14 Manus who figure as great rulers in ancient Indian mythologies. In this poem, Peddana had stated: “In a mansion named Bhuvana Vijayamu / Where scholarly debates take place / Krishna Raya sat on a golden throne, discussing with scholars / About the sweetness...

Visited Mar 2025. Very little remains of this place. And it's a bit difficult to reach - maybe that's why it is deserted most of the time. Might be impossible to reach during/just after the monsoons. Only the remains of the base platform and surrounding walls remain. However if you do come here, take in the superb bas-relief carving that is on the back wall of the HazaraRama temple...

Truly magnificent place that looks great even when it is only a ruin. Imaging what this place would have looked like in its heyday. Krishnadevraya was a great Emperor and had incredible foresight. But unfortunately this kingdom was not long lasting. It would have rivaled London, New York, Tokyo or any great...