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| Bagh Durbar | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture and Mughal architecture |
| Location | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Cost | Unknown |
| Client | Amar Singh Thapa, Bhimsen Thapa |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Brick and Mortar |
Bagh Durbar, (Nepali: बाघ दरबार) is a palace in Kathmandu, Nepal, west of the Dharahara and Tundikhel. Initially the palace was owned by Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar)[note 1] of the Thapa regime and his descendant, but later was occupied by the Royals of the Shah dynasty and the government of Nepal.[1]
History
[edit]The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu to the north of the Bagmati River.[2] The history of the palace is closely linked with the history of Nepal and its rulers.
Under Thapa
[edit]Royals of Shah Family
[edit]Under Rana
[edit]Under Government of Nepal
[edit]Earthquake 2015
[edit]This Palace was seriously damaged during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Currently the Kathmandu Metropolitan Office has started evacuation. The future of the Historical building is unknown.[3]
Gallery
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Side view
Side view
Main staircase of Bagh Durbar
Bagh Durbar and Ram Chandra Temples Before 1935
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ Not to be confused with the better known commander of Gorkhali forces in the Gurkha War with the same name. The two Amar Singhs are differentiated by the qualifier Bada (greater) and Sanu (lesser).
Notes
[edit]- ↑ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "THE HISTORIC DURBARS OF KATHMANDU". 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ "My City | Photo blog from Nepali Times » Blog Archive » Rana palaces after the earthquake". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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