Kaiser Mahal
Kaiser Mahal in 2018.
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture
Town or cityKathmandu
CountryNepal
CostUnknown
ClientChandra Shumsher JBR
Technical details
Structural systemBrick and Mortar
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kumar Narasingh Rana and Kishor Narasingh Rana
view from the garden

Kaiser Mahal is a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex, located west of the Narayanhity Palace, was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings.

History

Bricks used in Kaiser Mahal with Nepali letters "Keshar"

The palace complex lay in the heart of Kathmandu, to the west of the Narayanhity Palace.[1]

Initially the land area of Keshar mahal was occupied by a small palace of one of the sons of Commander-in-Chief Dhir Shumsher and younger brother of Bir Shumsher JBR, Lt. General Jeet Shumsher J. B. Rana.[2] Later Jeet Shumsher sold his palace to Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, who then destroyed the old palace and build a new palace in 1895 for his son Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana[3] These unique and impressive Edwardian features earned it the name "Garden of Dreams."[4]

Under Government of Nepal

After the fall of the Rana regime, Kaiser Mahal was occupied and owned by Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. It was sold to government of Nepal.[3] It is currently occupied by Kaiser library, and Sampati Suddhikaran Aayog.[5]

Earthquake 2015

This palace was partially damaged during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Kaiser Mahal was designated safe and received a yellow sticker, with further recovery efforts required for the books and artifacts.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "THE HISTORIC DURBARS OF KATHMANDU". 19 October 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "A Time to Build, Maharajah Bir's Legacy".
  3. 1 2 JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027.
  4. ↑ "The Garden's of Dream: Kaiser Mahal Kathmandu | Welcome to Naturally Nepal". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ↑ http://moe.gov.np/
  6. ↑ "My City | Photo blog from Nepali Times » Blog Archive » Rana palaces after the earthquake".

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