Written by: Sandhya Sah - 20013, Grade IX
Posted on: 25 March, 2019
We the students of standard 8, 9 and 10 Deerwalk Sifal School had a field trip. We all were very excited to know just the name of the place. Finally, it was Narayanhiti Palace, also called Narayanhiti Durbar. We had a fixed time for the visit. We departed around 11 am from school and reached the palace at 11:25.
The palace is located at Kathmandu, Nepal. We were very eager. Firstly, we clicked a group photo and headed into the palace. The royal palace was huge and fascinating.
From the entry gate, we saw an enormous door. The palace was the center of state occasions and hospitality was also royal. The Durbar is currently as a public museum. The current Durbar was built by King Mahendra in 1963. The palace stands on the floor space of 3,794 m.sq. (40838.28 sq.ft.) and divided into three categories, the guest wing, the state wing, and the private wing. It has 52 rooms and all are given the name of 75 districts of Nepal. As soon as we entered through the doorway we saw a reception hall which is named as Kaski District. The hall is decorated with two full-size Bengal tigers in charging posture haunted by King Mahendra and King Birendra along with life-size portraits of the Shah monarchs throughout the stairs by artist, Amar Chitrakar. Gaurishankar gate opens for performing oath ceremony of Prime Minister and head of constitutional bodies for the Kingdom of Nepal.
It was in Narayanhiti Palace, where the scene of 2001 Nepalese Royal massacre took place. The whole palace was very huge and there were several caretakers of the palace. The security was very high. Finally, the royal palace is now turned into a public museum. The crown jewels are considered as the most precious and valuable objects in Nepal.
