Babar Mahal, Baber Mahal is a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.
| Babar Mahal | |
|---|---|
बबरमहल | |
 | |
  Location within Kathmandu | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture |
| Town or city | Kathmandu |
| Country | 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 | |
| Architect(s) | Kumar Narasingh Rana and Kishor Narasingh Rana |
History
editThe 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
editBaber Shamsher
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View of the Baber Mahal
Under Government of Nepal
editEarthquake 2015
editThis Palace was seriously damaged during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[2]
See also
editReferences
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.