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The Rana palaces of Nepal were built for the Rana rulers in Nepal. The Rana rule lasted for 104 years resulting in building of grand royal residence, especially by the Prime minister along with his immediate family and some other high-ranking dignitary.
The grand palaces of Ranas used to be called “White elephants” and used to stand almost at the centre of the vast expanse of the landscaped areas through which Rana rulers showed their supremacy over the common people or please their British friends as well as to all the fellow Ranas at the time of their construction.[1] After the overthrow of Rana Dynasty, some palaces were converted into government buildings others were demolished by owners and turned into libraries, museums, hotels and heritage complexes.
While most monuments in private ownership have been destroyed or lie in ruins, places under Government ownership have been maintained and restored.
Basic Information
Most of the Rana palaces were built in Neoclassical architecture or Baroque style. Rana palaces of Nepal are generally white-plastered with arresting French windows. They have Grecian columns and four wings with a large courtyard in middle for religious and ceremonial purposes.The internal beams and columns of these palace were made up of Salla Pinus roxburghii wood.[2] Traditional mortar and white plaster along with fired bricks were used in construction. Black lentil paste, molasses, brick dust, mustard meal and limestone powder were used in the cementing and plastering mixture.Lime-plaster (Bajra) was the basic element for plastering as it had been for centuries in Nepal. Bajra a mixture of molasses, black pulse, jute, brick dust and lime which has good resistance against humidity. The floors were constructed using battens, rectangular in section, above which planks are laid. These in-turn supported the final floor on which square shaped slates were laid.[2] Foreign trained Newar architects designed these palaces[3]
Palaces
Earthquake of 2015
The earthquake of 2015 resulted in destruction of many palaces. Many of the mud-mortar brick and lime plaster construction could not withstand the severe shaking.
See also
References
- ^ [1].thetaranights.com. 29 May 2014. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
- ^ a b http://www.thetaranights.com/baghdurbar-the-tiger-palace/
- ^ 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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