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The Palace stands on the floor space of 3,794 m (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 and are named after
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The current Palace was ordered to be renovated by King
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and his family also lived in the area. The area was basically reserved for
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768:"Narayanhiti Palace Museum (Kathmandu) – 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)"
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Mahendra declared the palace as king office and property of the
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856:(in Nepali). Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidarthi Pustak Bhandar.
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ceiling standing on four concrete columns representing
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960:"Bodyguards fired over Nepal royal massacre"
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161:: नारायणहिटी दरवार) is a public museum in
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533:. Interior of the palace is based on
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553:in charging posture hunted by King
970:from the original on 25 April 2020
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854:Shree Teen Haruko Tathya Britanta
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1097:1963 establishments in Nepal
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818:Douglas, Ed (27 May 2009).
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989:Pal, Pratapaditya (1974).
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474:Courtyards and fountains
469:Gates and boundary walls
284:as a residence for King
932:Polk, Benjamin (1993).
286:Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah
248:Chautariya Pushkar Shah
137:Design and construction
616:one-way viewing mirror
1077:Rana palaces of Nepal
659:Jagadamba Kumari Devi
649:Rana palaces of Nepal
531:75 Districts of Nepal
420:Legendary water spout
307:and grand staircase.
1087:Palaces in Kathmandu
1082:Museums in Kathmandu
535:Late Victorian style
318:, who was living in
290:Hanuman Dhoka Durbar
255:Ranodip Singh Kunwar
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1071:Categories
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884:12 October
665:References
588:Chandelier
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372:and Queen
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752:1 January
557:and King
390:Gyanendra
374:Aishwarya
354:of Queen
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555:Mahendra
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