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Singha
Durbar
was
built
by
Chandra
Shumsher
JBR
immediately
after
accession
to
the
post
of
Prime
Minister.
It
was
initially
a
small
private
residence
but
grew
bigger
during
the
construction.
Immediately
after
construction,
Chandra
Shumsher
JBR
sold
this
property
to
the
Government
of
Nepal
for
20
million
Nepali
rupees
as
the
official
residence
of
Prime
minister. After
his
death
in
1929,
it
was
used
as
the
official
residence
of
prime
ministers
of
Rana
dynasty
except Padma
Shumsher
JBR,
who
lived
in
his
own
Bishalnagar
Durbar.
The
last
Rana
Prime
minister
to
occupy
Singha
Durbar
was Mohan
Shumsher
JBR.
Even
after
the
fall
of
Rana
Dynasty
in
1951,
Mohan
used
this
place,
but
in
1953
he
was
ordered
by
His
Majesty's
Government
to
leave
the
palace
which
became
National
Property.
After
the
end
of
the
hereditary
Prime
Minister
system
(Ranas)
on
1907
B.S.,
the
Government
of
Nepal
used
this
palace
compound
to
house
government
offices.
The
palace
compound
is
occupied
by
both
chambers
of
the
Parliament
of
Nepal (the
Pratinidhi
Sabha,
or House
of
Representatives,
and
the
Rashtriya
Sabha,
or House
of
the
State).
It
holds
20
ministries
and
government
offices.
Singh
Durbar
is
also
the
headquarters
of Radio
Nepal
and Nepal
Television.
Exterior
Structure
The
structure
was
designed
by Kumar
Narasingh
Rana, Kishor
Narasingh
Rana.
The
architecture
of
the
palace
is
a
unique
example
of
merging
building
traditions,
including Palladian, Corinthian, Neoclassical mansions
along
with Baroque
Architecture.
Interior
Space
Before
the
fire
of
1973,
Singha
Durbar
had
7
courtyards
and
1700
rooms
with
marbled
floors,
painted
ceilings,
silver
furniture
and
expanses
of
crystal
lighting.
State
Hall
The
State
Hall
is
the
largest
and
the
most
decorated
room
in
this
palace.
This
hall
is
adorned
with
foreign
imported
art
pieces
like
Murano
glass
crystal
chandeliers,
Belgian
mirrors
along
with
English
stained
glass
doors
and
Italian
marble
floors
with
floral
patterns
in
walls
and
ceilings.
Gallery
Baithak
Juddha
Shumsher
built
Gallery
Baithak
to
meet
foreign
dignitaries.
During
that
time,
ambassadors
from
friendly
countries
used
to
present
their
credence
at
the
Hanuman
Dhoka.
Later
the
Gallery
Baithak
was
used
as
the
parliament
building.
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