Seto Durbar
| Seto Durbar | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Fusion of Neoclassical architecture, Mughal, European styles of architecture |
| Town or city | Kathmandu |
| Country | Nepal |
| Construction started | 1893 |
| Demolished | 1934 |
| Cost | Unknown |
| Client | Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Brick and Mortar |
| Size | 375 ropanis |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Jogbir Sthapit |
27°25′27″N 85°11′28″E / 27.4243°N 85.1910°E
Seto Durbar (White Palace) was a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, located south of the Narayanhity Palace. It was built by Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in 1893 CE.[1]
History
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Seto Durbar was built by Bir Shumsher JBR in 1893 CE in a land area of 375 ropani with Lal Durbar to its northeast as his private residence.[2]
Grand State Hall
[edit]Seto durbar was famous for its Grand State Hall known as Thulo Baithak or Big hall.[3]
Destruction of the Seto Durbar
[edit]The only remains of Seto durbar is a building occupied by NIDC Development Bank Head Office in Durbar Marg.[4]
Legacy
[edit]Today most of the Hotel Annapurna stands on the grounds of Seto Durbar[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027.
- ^ "THE HISTORIC DURBARS OF KATHMANDU". 19 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Mahat, Ram Sharan (2005). In Defence of Democracy: Dynamics and Fault Lines of Nepal's Political Economy. Adroit Publishers. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-87392-67-5. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (1990). Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta (in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 99933-39-91-1.
- ^ "A Time to Build, Maharajah Bir's Legacy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.