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| Garden of Dreams | |
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Swapna Bagaicha स्वप्न बगैंचा म्हगसया क्यब | |
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  Location within Nepal | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Country | Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°42′51″N 85°18′53″E / 27.71417°N 85.31472°E |
| Client | Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana |
| Owner | Government of Nepal |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 6,895 m2 (74,220 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kishore Narsingh |
| Website | |
| gardenofdreams | |
| References | |
| History of Garden of Dreams | |
The Garden of Dreams (Nepali:स्वप्न बगैंचा, Newar language : म्हगसया क्यब), also, the Garden of Six Seasons, is a neo-classical garden in Kaiser Mahal Kathmandu, Nepal, built in 1920. Designed by Kishore Narshingh, it consists of 6,895 square metres (74,220 sq ft) of gardens with three pavilions, an amphitheater, ponds, pergolas, and urns. From the mid-1960s, upon the death of its patron, Kaiser Sumsher Rana, it lay in neglect but was recently restored with the help of the Austrian government.
In 1998, the old neo-classical garden in Keshar Mahal was to be demolished for the construction of a commercial center. However, Minister of Education Arjun Narsingha KC on the advice of Karna Shakya stopped the demolition work at once and declared it open to the public with a new name, "The Garden of Dreams".[1]
- ^ Sakya, Karna (22 April 2009). Paradise in Our Backyard: A Blueprint for Nepal. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-93-5214-097-8.