Lalitha Mahal is a palace near the Chamundi Hills, east of central Mysore in Karnataka, India. It is the city's second-largest palace after Mysore Palace. Edwin Wolleston Fritchley of Bombay designed it for Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. Work began in 1921, and it was completed in 1930.
The design is Renaissance in style, and it was adapted from St. Paul's Cathedral in London, especially its central dome. It is built of stone masonry and marble, with Ionic double columns and spherical domes, and it is painted white. Its interiors include an Italian marble staircase and Belgian crystal chandeliers.
It was built to host the Governor-General of India. It became a heritage hotel in 1974.
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