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| 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(s) | Unknown |
Manohara Durbar was a Seven storied Rana palace in Manohara, Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal. The palace complex, located 12 KM southeast of the Kathmandu, was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings[1].
History
Manohara Durbar was build 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 ruin remains of Manohara palace could be seen until 1958/59 but today only thing remaining form 1879 is a giant tree of Pinus wallichiana [1].
See also
References
- ^ a b c JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027. Retrieved 2015.
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