The Raja Serfoji Palace located in this town also houses one of the world's most precious libraries containing Indian text dating back to 1500 A.D. The information treasured here includes Ancient Tamil writings, Kangra art, Maratha artefacts and writings and a host of information found nowhere else!

Apart from this, this place houses the University of Tamil studies which also has one of the best libraries in the region. You can visit the university at http://www.thanjavur.com The World Conference for Tamil studies was also conducted here in the year 1995. Several new monuments were constructed with respect to this International event. They also house artefacts regarding Tamil literature and would be a boon for anyone interested in Tamil culture.