Harihar Bhawan

Harihar Bhawan
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture
Town or city	Lalitpur
Country	Nepal
Coordinates	27.6807°N 85.31312°E / 27.6807; 85.31312
Elevation	1,322 metres (4,337 ft)
Client	Chandra Shumsher JBR
Technical details
Material	Brick and mortar
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Kumar Narasingh Rana and Kishor Narasingh Rana

Harihar Bhawan is a Rana palace in Patan, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex, located west of the Shree Durbar, was incorporated into a vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings.

History

The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu, to the west of the Shree Durbar.[1] Harihar Bhawan was built by Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana for his second son, Sankar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana.[2]

Under the Government of Nepal

After Shankar Shumsher stayed in the UK, the Government of Nepal nationalized all his properties, along with Harihar Bhawan.[2] Currently, this palace is occupied by the Department of Agriculture, National Library of Nepal and National Human Rights Commission.[3]

Earthquake 2015

Front portico of Harihar Bhawan

This palace was partially damaged during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, with the Department of Agriculture, Natioal Library of Nepal, and the National Human Rights Commission evacuating.[4]

See also

• Babarmahal Revisited
• Thapathali Durbar
• Garden of Dreams
• Rana palaces of Nepal

References

1. "THE HISTORIC DURBARS OF KATHMANDU". Shankerhotels.com.np. 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
2. JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027.
3. "Ministry of Education: Singadurbar,Kathmandu, Nepal". Moe.gov.np. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
4. "Rana palaces after the earthquake". Nepalitimes.com. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.