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Manohara Durbar

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Manohara Durbar
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture
Town or cityKathmandu
CountryNepal
Completed1879
ClientJagat Jung Rana
Technical details
Structural systemBrick and Mortar
Size500 Ropani

Manohara Durbar was a seven-storied Rana palace in Manohara, Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex was located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) Southeast of the core of Kathmandu. It included a vast array of courtyards, gardens, and buildings.[1]

History

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Jagat Jung, who constructed the palace

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 a prison for royal women from both the Rana and Shah families found guilty of adultery.[1]

Current status

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Even after the fall of the Rana regime, the ruins of Manohara palace could be seen until the late 1950s, but today, the only remaining element is a large pine tree from 1879.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.