Manohara Durbar
Manohara Durbar was a seven-storied Rana palace in Manohara, Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal. The palace complex was located 12 km southeast of the Kathmandu, was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings.[1]
| Manohara Durbar | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture |
| Town or city | Kathmandu |
| Country | Nepal |
| Completed | 1879 |
| Cost | Unknown |
| Client | Jagat Jung Rana |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Brick and Mortar |
| Size | 500 Ropani |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Unknown |
History
JAGAT JUNG
Manohara Durbar was built in 1879 by Jung Bahadur Rana's son Commanding General Jagat Jung Rana as his private residence. After the murder of Jagat Jung in 1886, Manohara Durbar was used as Detention center for Royal women from both Rana and Shah family found Guilty of Adultery.[1]
Current Status
Even after the fall of the Rana regime ruins of Manohara palace could be seen until 1958/59 but today only thing remaining from 1879 is a giant tree of pine.[1]
References
- JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027.
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