Singha Durbar was constructed in 1903 by Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher. He employed Kumar and Kishor Narshing. The palace was designed after the Palace of Versaille and was at that time the biggest palace in Asia, with its main structure comprising of more than 1000 rooms. It now houses govern...
Singha Durbar was constructed in 1903 by Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher. He employed Kumar and Kishor Narshing. The palace was designed after the Palace of Versaille and was at that time the biggest palace in Asia, with its main structure comprising of more than 1000 rooms. It now houses govern...
Singha Durbar was constructed in 1903 by Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher. He employed Kumar and Kishor Narshing. The palace was designed after the Palace of Versaille and was at that time the biggest palace in Asia, with its main structure comprising of more than 1000 rooms. It now houses govern...
Singha Durbar was constructed in 1903 by Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher. He employed Kumar and Kishor Narshing. The palace was designed after the Palace of Versaille and was at that time the biggest palace in Asia, with its main structure comprising of more than 1000 rooms. It now houses govern...
A dharmashala for low-caste guests of the government. Constructed in 1916, it now serves as a police barrack. The building in the background to the right was erected in the same year to accommodate high-caste guests. Today it houses the Nepal Eye Hospital.
A dharmashala for low-caste guests of the government. Constructed in 1916, it now serves as a police barrack. The building in the background to the right was erected in the same year to accommodate high-caste guests. Today it houses the Nepal Eye Hospital.
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithake). May 3, 1948. Henry F. Grady, U.S. Ambassador to India, presents his credentials as the first U.S. Minister to Nepal. Until 1959, U.S. diplomatic personnel accredited to Nepal were also accredited to, and resident i...
Durbar Square Kathmandu before World War I, as can be seen from the uniforms of the Gurkha soldiers. The background shows Kumari Temple, which houses the Living Goddess. On the left are European style buildings of the Ranas belonging to the Hanuman Dhoka Palace complex, Mulki Khana and Gaddhi Ba...
Kathmandu Durbar Square before World War I, as can be seen from the uniforms of the Gurkha soldiers. The background shows Kumari Temple which houses the Living Goddess. On the left are Anglo-Indian buildings in the Rana style belonging to the Hanuman Dhoka Palace complex, Mulki Khana and Gaddhi ...
Photo taken inside Singha Durbar in front of Parliament House (Gallery Baithake). May 3, 1948. Henry F. Grady, U.S. Ambassador to India, presents his credentials as the first U.S. Minister to Nepal. Until 1959, U.S. diplomatic personnel accredited to Nepal were also accredited to, and resident i...