Cheena Kottaram China Palace
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General information
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic
Location	Chinnakada,Kollam city,India
Coordinates	8°53′07″N76°35′29″E / 8.885402°N 76.591475°E /8.885402; 76.591475
Completed	1904
Client	Sri Mulam Tirunal Rama Varma

Cheena Kottaram orChina Palace is a rest house that was constructed in 1904 forSri Mulam Tirunal Rama Varma, the then-King of Travancore. The palace was completed along with the commissioning ofQuilon-Madras rail line. It is a single-storied, red-brick building with seven rooms. The architecture of Cheena Kottaram isIndo-Saracenic—generally a blend ofIndian architecture,European,Islamic, andMoorish architecture. Cheena Kottaram is yet to get the 'National Heritage Monument' accreditation.^[1]

Kollamites called this rest houseCheena Kottaram (China Palace) because of its resemblance to the ancientChinese buildings.

Before the independence ofIndia, the commercial capital ofTravancore kingdom wasQuilon (Kollam) - the city with the best business and commercial reputation in theTravancore-Malabar Coast, with high level of export-import operations through the flourishingQuilon Port.^[2]Kollam was known asPalace City that time as there were so many palaces in the city then.Quilon Aerodrome, serving theTravancore-Malabar Coast, was the only airport inKollam city at that time. During that time, there was no rail-air connectivity toThiruvananthapuram.Kings of Travancore used to travel fromKollam.^[3] Rail connections arrived with the construction of the Cheena Kottaram, close to theQuilon Junction railway station.^[4]

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