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EAP838/1/7/3/171
- Record Id:
- 041-003940019
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-003939783
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123291653.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP838/1/7/3/171
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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Rani Pokhari, meaning queen's pond, was built in 1670 AD by King Pratap Malla. He had the tank constructed to console his queen who was distraught with grief after their son was trampled to death by an elephant. He had water collected from various holy places and river confluences in Nepal and India like Gosaikunda, Muktinath, Badrinath, Kedarnath and poured into the pond to sanctify it. It was built on eastern outskirts of the former city gate. Behind the pond is the Clock Tower, Ghantaghar, that was originally built in 1894 by Prime Minister Bir Shumsher but was destroyed in the 1934 earthquake. The one seen in this photograph is the later version. Behind the Clock Tower is Tri Chandra College, the oldest higher education in Nepal.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- The Photographic Collection from DirghaMan and GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003938116
036-003939783
040-003939848
041-003940019 - Is part of:
- EAP838/1 : Dirgha Man Collection of photographs [Late 1800s-mid 1940s] Ganesh Man Chitrakar [mid 1940s- early 1950s]
EAP838/1/7 : Acetate Negatives (120 mm)
EAP838/1/7/3 : Landscape and Temples
EAP838/1/7/3/171 :Rani Pokhari, meaning queen's pond, was built in 1670 AD by King Pratap Malla. He had the tank constructed…
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003938116[0007]/036-003939783[0003]/040-003939848[0171]/041-003940019
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP838/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Tiff image
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP838-1-7-3-171
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1950
- End Date:
- 1979
- Date Range:
- 1950s-1970s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only.
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)