Written by: Simon Sangat - 20015, Grade IX
Posted on: 23 April, 2019
Students of grade 8, 9, 10 of Deerwalk Sifal School visited Narayanhiti Palace. We departed from school at around 11 am, and we reached our destination at around 11:30 AM. We all were very thrilled and eager. We clicked a group photo and headed into the palace. The whole palace was very royal.
As we entered we saw an enormous door. The palace was the center of state occasions and royal hospitality. The current Narayanhiti Durbar was built by King Mahendra in 1963. The palace stands on the floor space of 3,794-metre square (40838.28 sq ft) and is divided into three parts, the guest wing the state wing and the private wing. Narayanhiti Palace has 52 rooms called Sadan, which are named after 75 districts of Nepal. Interior of the Palace is based on late Victorian style. As soon as we entered through the doorway, we saw Reception Hall, which is named after Kaski District as Kaski Saden. The hall is decorated with two full-size taxidermy Bengal tigers in charging posture hunted 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 to Kaski Sadan, where Shah monarchs of Nepal gave audience to politicians and perform oath ceremony of Prime Minister and heads of constitutional bodies for the kingdom of Nepal. It was in Narayanhiti Palace, where the scene of the 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.
After the 2000 revolution toppled the monarchy, the newly elected assembly declared Nepal as a republic country and King Gyanendra was forced to vacate the palace within 15 days. The royal palace is now turned into a public museum. The crown jewels are considered to be among the most precious and valuable objects in Nepal.
