Babar Mahal
| Babar Mahal | |
|---|---|
बबरमहल | |
 | |
  Location within Kathmandu | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture |
| Location | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°41′34″N 85°19′20″E / 27.6928°N 85.3222°E |
| Cost | Unknown |
| Client | Jung Bahadur Rana, Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Brick and Mortar |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Kumar Narasingh Rana and Kishor Narasingh Rana |
Babar Mahal, Baber Mahal is a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
History
[edit]The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu, to the north of the Bagmati River.[1] The history of the place is closely linked with the history of Nepal and its rulers.
Part of Thapathali
[edit]Babar Shamsher
[edit]
View of the Babar Mahal
Under Government of Nepal
[edit]The former palace now host multiple departments including Department of Road(Sadak Bibhag)
Earthquake 2015
[edit]This Palace was seriously damaged during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "THE HISTORIC DURBARS OF KATHMANDU". 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "Nepali Times". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ↑ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027.