Type Public park Created 1875 Status Open all year | Area 60 acres Operated by Central Prison, Viyyur Operator Central Prison, Viyyur | |
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Similar Vallathol Museum, Mural Art Museum, Thrissur Town Hall, Ramavarma Appan Thampur, Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Museum | ||
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Viyyur Jail Park is recreational park situated near the Central Prison, Viyyur in Thrissur City of Kerala. The park is the oldest park in Kerala state.
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History
The park was created by Parukutty Nethyar Amma, the wife of Maharaja Rama Varma XVI in 1875 in her own land. When Central Prison, Viyyur was shifted to Viyyur from Thrissur city, the same land was used to build the jail. The park now shares a wall with the jail. On her instructions, the park was regained after the jail was shifted. For decades the park was languishing but was later taken over by the Central Prison, Viyyur. In 2013, the Thrissur MLA released the fund to rebuild the park.
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