Hotel Shanker in
Kathmandu
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is a historic luxury heritage hotel opened in 1964 in a building dating to 1894. It is located in
Lazimpat
Lazimpat ( ne, लाजिम्पाट) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. It is close to the Narayanhity Palace, and is well known in Kathmandu for its hotels, restaurants, schools, colleges, embassies and depart ...
, next to the historic
Narayanhity Palace Museum
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum (Nepali: नारायणहिटी दरवार) is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel. The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Nara ...
. The architectural style of the building is
neoclassical. This palace was made for General Jit Shumsher Rana, (Southern Commanding General of the Army). The hotel is characterised by exquisite and authentic objects d'art. For example, the carved windows displayed in the lobby bar are over 200 years old.
This hotel is now a reputed address in Kathmandu, Nepal. Online booking at the official site was started for tourists since 2004. The hotel won the Trip Advisor Travelers' choice awards for the years 2013 and 2014 in the top hotels category.
Background and history
At the turn of the 19th century, Gen. Jit Shumsher Rana, brother of HH Sri Tin Maharaja Bhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, hired architect Kumar Narsingh Rana to build this palace. The exteriors were fashioned in neoclassical style and the interiors were done as per European tastes of the time. The construction was completed in 1894 A.D.
Gen. Jit Shumsher, who suffered from an acute illness, died prematurely July 29, 1913, and this palace eventually came into the possession of Gen. Maharajkumar Agni Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana - the son of HH Sri Tin Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, one of the most distinguished of the powerful Rana Maharajas. Agni Shumsher's granddaughters Queen Aishwarya, Queen Komal, and Princess Prekshya were born in the palace.
Gen. Maharajkumar Agni Shumsher J. B. Rana on ancestry.com
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In 1964 Ram Shanker Shrestha took the palace, which was then known as Agni Bhawan, on lease, converting into a hotel while maintaining the exterior.
Gallery
File:Agni Bhawan (Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu after 1964).jpg, File photo of Agni Bhawan from the 1920s (now known as Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu)
File:Late Mr. Ram Shanker Shrestha, Founder of Hotel Shanker.jpg, Founder of Hotel Shanker, Mr. Ram Shanker Shrestha
File:Hotel Shanker in the 1970, post refurbishment.jpg, Reverse angle of the building of Hotel Shanker
References
External links
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Hotels in Kathmandu
Hotels established in 1964
Hotel buildings completed in 1894
Heritage hotels
Former palaces in Nepal
Neoclassical architecture
Hotels in Nepal
1964 establishments in Nepal