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Belhaven Palace is a mansion of historic importance located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It currently houses Reserve Bank of India's Visiting Officers' Quarters.

History

The mansion was originally owned by Theodore Lawrence Gomez,[1] a wealthy businessman of Portuguese descent. T.L. Gomez maintained a racecourse around the elevated area around the property.[2] In the late-1880s, the palace became the venue for a club where Europeans in the city socialized.[3] In 1902, the mansion was bought by Sree Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma for his Royal Consort Vadasseri Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Lakshmi Pillai Karthiani Pillai Kochamma.[3] RBI purchased the bungalow from the descendants of the erstwhile Travancore Royal Family in 1968. The regional office of RBI operated out of this building from 1968 to 1982.[4] In 1984, when Southern Air Command[5] was set up, Belhaven Palace housed the headquarters of the command. It continued to be so till 1996 when the headquarters was moved to Akkulam.

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