Harihar Bhawan

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Harihar Bhawan
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Harihar Bhawan
General information
Architectural style Neoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture
Town or city Lalitpur
CountryNepal
Coordinates 27°40′51″N85°18′47″E / 27.6807°N 85.31312°E / 27.6807; 85.31312 Coordinates: 27°40′51″N85°18′47″E / 27.6807°N 85.31312°E / 27.6807; 85.31312
Elevation1,322 metres (4,337 ft)
Client Chandra Shumsher JBR
Technical details
MaterialBrick and mortar
Design and construction
Architect(s) Kumar Narasingh Rana and Kishor Narasingh Rana

Harihar Bhawan is a Rana palace in Patan, Nepal the capital of the Nepal. The palace complex, located west of the Shree Durbar, was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings.

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History

The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu, to the west of the Shree Durbar. [1] Build by Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana for his second son Sankar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. [2] After death of his father in 1929, Shankar Shamsher moved to Harihar Bhawan and stayed there until 1950, when he was sent to The UK as the ambassador of Kingdom of Nepal. In 1953, Shankar Shumsher was recalled from service but he choose to stay in the UK.

Under Government of Nepal

After Shankar Shumsher stayed in the UK, The Government of Nepal nationalized all his properties along with Harihar Bhawan [2] Currently this palace is occupied by Department of Agriculture, National Library of Nepal and National Human Rights Commission. [3]

Earthquake 2015

Front portico of Harihar Bhawan Harihar Bhawan Portico.jpg
Front portico of Harihar Bhawan

This palace was partially damaged during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Harihar Bhawanwas designated unsafe and received a red sticker. Currently the Department of Agriculture, National Library of Nepal and National Human Rights Commission has started evacuation. The future of this historical building is unknown. [4]

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