Palace
Narayanhiti Palace
Nepal · 20th century
- Founded
- 1963
- Style
- Neoclassical architecture
- Architect
- Benjamin Polk
- Location
- Kathmandu
- Coordinates
- 27.7156°, 85.32°
- Open data
- Wikidata Q1050042
- Links
- Wikimedia Commons
Description
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum (Nepali: नारायणहिटी दरवार सङ्ग्रहालय, romanized: Nārāyaṇahiṭī Daravāra Saṅgrahālaya) is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel. The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Narayanhiti Palace (or Narayanhiti Durbar) following the 2006 revolution. Before the revolution, the palace was the residence and principal workplace of the monarch of the Kingdom of Nepal, and hosted occasions of state.
The existing palace complex was built by order of King Mahendra in 1963, and incorporates an impressive array of courtyards, gardens and buildings.
Text adapted from “Narayanhiti Palace Museum” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
In the rankings
Narayanhiti Palace ranks #989 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 8 mapped in Nepal. Founded 1963, one of 175 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,188 times in the last 60 days, more than 82% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kathmandu, 1 km away. See how Nepal compares in the castle statistics.
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