Bagh Durbar

Bagh Durbar
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical architecture and Mughal architecture
Town or city	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal
Cost	Unknown
Client	Amar Singh Thapa, Bhimsen Thapa
Technical details
Structural system	Brick and Mortar

Bag Durbar, (Nepali: बाग दरबार) is a palace in Kathmandu, Nepal, west of the Dharahara and Tundikhel. Initially the palace was owned by Amar Singh Thapa (Sardar)[note 1] of the Thapa regime and his descendant, but later was occupied by the Royals of the Shah dynasty and the government of Nepal.[1]

History

The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu to the north of the Bagmati River.[2] The history of the palace is closely linked with the history of Nepal and its rulers.

Under Thapa

Royals of Shah Family

Under Rana

Under Government of Nepal

Earthquake 2015

This Palace was seriously damaged during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Currently the Kathmandu Metropolitan Office has started evacuation. The future of the Historical building is unknown.[3]

Gallery

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  Side view
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  Side view
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  Main staircase of Bagh Durbar
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  Bagh Durbar and Ram Chandra Temples Before 1935

See also

• Rana palaces of Nepal
• Thapathali Durbar
• Jung Bahadur Rana

References

Footnotes

1. Not to be confused with the better known commander of Gorkhali forces in the Gurkha War with the same name. The two Amar Singhs are differentiated by the qualifier Bada (greater) and Sanu (lesser).

Notes

1. JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
2. "THE HISTORIC DURBARS OF KATHMANDU". 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
3. "My City | Photo blog from Nepali Times » Blog Archive » Rana palaces after the earthquake". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.