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Lazimpat Durbar

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Lazimpat Durbar
Reverse angle of Lajimpat Durbar (Then known as Agni Bhawan)
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture
Town or cityKathmandu
CountryNepal
Completed1894
CostUnknown
ClientKaji Bir Keshar Pande, Bir Shumsher JBR
Technical details
Structural systemBrick and Mortar
Design and construction
Architect(s)Current structure by Jogbir Sthapit

Lazimpat Durbar, Aka Agni Bhawan is a palace complex in Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal. Initially build and occupied by Kaji Bir Keshar Pande but later palace area was occupied by Bir Shumsher JBR, as prime minister the executive head of Nepal. The palace complex, located next to the historic Narayanhity Palace Museum, was incorporated impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings.

History

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The palace complex lies in the heart of Kathmandu city, to the north of the Bagmati river.[1] The history of the palace is closely linked with the history of Nepal and its rulers.

Under Pandey

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Under Rana

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Lajimpat Durbar (Then known as Agni Bhawan) after 1964

Hotel Shanker

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Modern day Hotel Shanker

After Agni Shumsher's death Lazimpat Durbar (then known as Agni Bhawan) was sold to Ram Shanker Shrestha who remodeled the interior into a historic luxury heritage hotel.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "THE HISTORIC DURBARS OF KATHMANDU". 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.