Significant amongst the monuments in the Royal Durbar area are the King's Palace and the Dasara Platform, from where the Vijayanagara kings watched festivities performed in the grandeur and pomp synonymous with royalty.
The extant remains consist of a massive square granite faced base in three diminishing tiers, the lowest being 40 metre square and the topmost 24 metre square. The structure faces north. The walls of the tiers are covered with rows of boldly carved horizontal friezes of horses, elephants, warriors, dancers, musicians, etc. Parts of the western side are faced with dark green chlorite with sculptures of subsequent casing over the earlier granite friezes.