Manohara Durbar

Manohara Durbar
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture
Town or city	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal
Completed	1879
Client	Jagat Jung Rana
Technical details
Structural system	Brick and Mortar
Size	500 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

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

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

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

References

1. JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027.