Shahid Gate

Shahid Gate
शहीद गेट
Shahid Gate with Dharahara in the background.
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Alternative namesNepal Smarak
General information
TypeMemorial arch
Architectural styleNepalese pagoda
LocationSundhara, Kathmandu
Coordinates27°41′58.53″N 85°18′54.29″E / 27.6995917°N 85.3150806°E / 27.6995917; 85.3150806
Inaugurated13 April 1961; 63 years ago (1961-04-13)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Shankar Nath Rimal

Sahid Gate or Shahid Gate (lit. Martyr's Gate) is a monument in Kathmandu, Nepal. The monument was inaugurated on 13 April 1961.[1] As of 2016, there are five statues in the gate. Four men, namely Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Gangalal Shrestha, Dashrath Chand, and Shukraraj Shastri, who are considered martyrs since they stood against the 104-year-old Rana Regime, have their statues above their arms established here. On top of all is a statue of former King Tribhuvan, who, in B.S. 2007 (A.D. 1950) cooperated with people to introduce democracy in the country. [2] The gate was designed by Shankar Nath Rimal.[3] King Mahendra inaugurated the monument and named it Nepal Smarak.[4] However, people started calling it Shahid gate, a name by which it is presently called.[3]

In 2012, the Nepali cabinet meeting decided to move the statue of Tribhuvan from the Gate and to the Narayanhiti Museum leaving only the statues of the martyrs at the monument.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "आधुनिकताको अव्यवस्थाले नाशिँदै शहरको सुन्दरता". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ a b "Former king's statue to be moved from Shahid Gate to Narayanhiti". The Himalayan Times. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b "कसरी जन्मियाे सहिद गेट ? सहिद गेट बनाएका इन्जिनियरकाे कथा". Farakdhar || Nepal's Online Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  4. ^ "कसरी बनेकाे थियाे सहिद गेट ? नेपाल स्मारकलाई किन भनियाे सहिद गेट ?". Farakdhar || Nepal's Online Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
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