The Municipal Corporation Building, Thrissur, is the seat of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation

Thrissur Municipal Corporation

The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Thrissur in Kerala, India. It is the second-largest city corporation in the state of Kerala by area...

 and is situated in the middle of Thrissur

Thrissur

This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...

 city, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

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History

Thrissur Municipal Corporation

Thrissur Municipal Corporation

The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Thrissur in Kerala, India. It is the second-largest city corporation in the state of Kerala by area...

 came in to existence in 1921 and the first council was elected near the Paramekkavu

Paramekkavu

Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple is one of the largest Bagavathi temples in Kerala. Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple is located in Thrissur in Kerala, South India and is considered to be over 1000 years old...

 Bagavathi Temple pond. In the same year, municipal council decided to shift its office to a two room in the Government Guest house in Shoranur

Shoranur

Shoranur is a town and a municipality in Palakkad district, Kerala,located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River spread over an area of 32.28 km2.it is a major transport hub , having the largest railway station in the state .Kerala Kalamandalam which is the premier centre for the learning...

 Road. In 1932, July 7, Dewan C.G. Herbert laid the foundation stone for the new municipal building near the Vadakkunnathan Temple

Vadakkunnathan Temple

Vadakkunnathan Temple , also known as Thenkailasam and Vrishabhachalam, is an ancient Shiva temple located at the heart of Thrissur city. This temple is a classic example of the Kerala style of architecture and has formidable gopurams on all four sides and also a Koothambalam. Mural paintings that...

. On December 29, then Dewan of Kochi

Kochi

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, J.W.U. Bor inaugurated the new municipal building. The building was designed in the British

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 architecture style. The main attraction of the building was Westminster Quarters chiming clock. This was installed by P.OOR Sons in Madras. The clock has a mechanical key system which has to be keyed every day. The clock was made from copper. It was M.R. Menon, then the Chairman of municipality who brought the clock from Madras.