▁ ▁The ▁Sub ram anya ▁temple ▁at ▁the ▁B ri had is var a ▁Temple ▁court ▁at ▁Tan jav ur ▁– ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁fine ▁v im ana ▁with ▁r ath a ▁and ▁ma ha ▁mand ap as ; ▁ ▁Me en ak sh i ▁Temple ▁at ▁Mad ur ai ▁– ▁noted ▁for ▁the ▁great ▁splend our ▁its ▁" th ous and - p illa red " ▁mand ap am , ▁and ▁the ▁Th anga ▁Th amar ai ▁k ul am ▁(" G old en ▁Lot us ▁water ▁pool "). ▁ ▁Th an jav ur ▁Mar ath a ▁kingdom ▁ ▁The ▁Th an jav ur ▁Mar ath a ▁palace ▁was ▁originally ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁Th an jav ur ▁N ay ak ▁kingdom . ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Th an jav ur ▁N ay ak ▁kingdom , ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Th an jav ur ▁Mar ath a . ▁The ▁palace ▁complex ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁Sad ar ▁Mah al ▁Palace , ▁the ▁queen ' s ▁cour ty ard ▁and ▁the ▁Dur bar ▁Hall . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁Museum ▁contains ▁a ▁splendid ▁collection ▁of ▁Ch ola ▁bron zes . ▁The ▁R aja ▁Ser fo ji ▁Memorial ▁Hall ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Palace ▁Museum ▁are ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁Sad ar ▁Mah al ▁Palace . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁small ▁bell ▁tower . ▁The ▁Sar as w ath i ▁Mah al ▁Library ▁is ▁situated ▁with ▁the ▁Th an jav ur ▁palace ▁complex . ▁ ▁Col onial ▁▁ ▁San ▁Th