Baber Mahal was the residence of General Baber Shumsher J.B. Rana after 1928. It was built under the supervision of Kumar Narshing and is said to have been built after Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher's return from England. The design is said to have been built afte the Buckingham Palace in Londo...
The palace armoury (kot) where the Kot massacar took palace on 19 September 1846. Jung Bahadur Rana and his brothers killed about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court including the Prime Minister, at this palace armoury of Kathmandu. This led to the loss of power by King Rajendra Bikram Shah ...
Chaukot Durbar, a royal palace of the Malla kings situated in Patan Durbar Square. It displays examples of traditional sacred art of Nepal in an illustrious architectural setting. The building is now the Patan Museum.
The chaityas at Swayambhu. Swayambhu, the Self-Created or Self-Existent, is one of the most venerated and sacred Buddhist sites. Set on a hillock, west of Kathmandu City, it is reputedly the oldest settlement in the Kathmandu valley surrounded by several smaller shrines and temples. According to...
Mons Danjou, the first French Ambassador to Nepal (center) visited Nepal on 23rd May 1933, Mons Danjou led a French delegation to Nepal to win over the Nepal government's support against Germany. In the picture is King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (right).
Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher J.B. Rana was conferred an honourary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws by the University of Oxford during his visit to England in 1908.
Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher J.B. Rana was conferred an honourary degree of Doctor of Civil Laws by the University of Oxford during his visit to England in 1908.
Bag Durbar as seen from atop the Dharahara. The complex to the south of the palace is the Central Prison. A sizeable portion of the Valley's food supply was grown on the fertile land along the Bagmati river.