Babar Mahal

Babar Mahal
बबरमहल
Babar Mahal is located in Kathmandu
Babar Mahal
Location within Kathmandu
General information
Architectural styleNeoclassical architecture and European styles of architecture
Town or cityKathmandu
CountryNepal
Coordinates27°41′34″N 85°19′20″E / 27.6928°N 85.3222°E / 27.6928; 85.3222
CostUnknown
ClientJung Bahadur Rana, Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Technical details
Structural systemBrick and Mortar
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kumar Narasingh Rana and Kishor Narasingh Rana

Babar Mahal, Baber Mahal is a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex, located north of the Bagmati river, was incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings. Initially, the palace was under Jung Bahadur Rana's Thapathali Durbar but was later separated, demolished and rebuilt by Chandra Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, as prime minister and the executive leader of Nepal.[1]

  1. ^ JBR, PurushottamShamsher (2007). Ranakalin Pramukh Atihasik Darbarharu [Chief Historical Palaces of the Rana Era] (in Nepali). Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar. ISBN 978-9994611027.