Narayanhiti Palace Museum in Kathmandu

Its one of the must visit place in Kathmandu Nepal. This was the palace where Raja Birendra, the last king of Nepal was leaving with his family. Unfortunately no picture taking is allowed inside and you have to leave your bag, mobile any camera in the locker room outside the palace gate at a price of INR 50/-. Besides, the entry ticket price is INR 315/- per head. Its a fantastic palace where the history is kept and maintained with utmost care. Its huge. The complete coverage could take anything between 2 to 3 hours depending on ones walking ability. All the usables by the king and his entire family are kept as it is with utmost care in the main palace building. Then there is the massacre building presently dismantled but only the structures are kept where the entire family including king Birendra were killed. Besides, there are Kings garage where even a car presented by Hitler to the earlier king Tribhuban was preserved. Then there is Sarada Bhavan where also the bedrooms of each member of kings family are kept on three floors. The helicopter used and flown by king Birendra, the Nepal airforce plane are also exhibits kept on the ground. Its an amazing experience of visiting an entire palace.

🥰🥰❣️The Narayanhiti Palace Museum 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 Narayanhiti Palace following the 2006 revolution.

Historic Royal Palace and now one of the best museums in Nepal. Worth the visit and time. It takes at least 2-3 hours to enjoy every bit of the palace.

The whole building is segmented into 75 rooms and halls combined with the 75 district names of ancient Nepal. Each room and hall has its own importance and specialty. All the antique gifts received, then used vessels and utensils, arts and paintings of different kings over time, vintage furnitures and luxuries, Kings historic crown and golden wand with Queens crown, every things are kept safe and secure. All the badges used then, posts, respect shown through medals and pendents are kept in the palace. You can visit all 75 rooms of the palace over different announcements of the openings of the doors of the room.Whole buildings architecture is on its best. The place has royal vibes in it. It has a wide garden behind the main building. Only place you shall not see as it was is the place where massacre took place. It was dismantled after the bloodbath.One of the things which caught my eyes every where I walked was the Jhumar (big glassy ceiling light). My words cant describe its true beauty and its worth.This place is must to visit for the ones who is interested about history of Nepal.Visit and thank me later.

Nice place especially if one is a fan of vintage cars

Loved the place . Historic place it was the palace of the king of Nepal. Assassination of king Birendra was occurred. No phone nothing, no bags nothing is allowed inside. All materials has to be summited at entry and they are kept securely no problem at that thats really safe and nothing to worry there they give you the key to you.Nepali people 200Sarc nation and chinese people 500Overseas visitors 1000 NRAdult above 70 and children below 10 i guess are allowed free .Great place to visit if coming to nepal/ kathmandu for the first time .

The very first experience was damn good. Everything looks clean, fresh and managed except few. There are few areas where they could have done even better. Time has come when they need to digitize the museum. Each and every rooms/stalls/incident places need to be digitized. Digitize either in a visual or audio or both format explaining the specific things about that place to the visitors. So that they would be no any gap for any confusion or doubt. Or at least they could have employed a person specific to a room/stall who could explain the things in brief to the new visitors. Anyways great experience. Nice place to visit. Theres a lot of eye catchy things to see and adore.#must visit once.

Not been there but looks good from outside and well maintained.

Disappointing that no photos are allowed inside and you have to check all your bags into a locker. But the cars were interesting and Shreesudan and the site of the Royal massacres.

A place where you should visit for sure. It holds the information about the past of the royal family of Nepal. And the museum building itself is the royal palace.❤️

The Narayanhiti Palace Museum (Nepali: नारायणहिटी दरवारis a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal[1] located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel.[2] The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Narayanhiti Palace (or Narayanhiti Durbarfollowing the 2006 revolution.[1] Before the revolution, the palace was the residence and principal workplace of the monarch of the Kingdom of Nepal, and hosted occasions of state.[3][4][5]

This royal palace was opened to the general public as a museum after the monarchy was dissolved and democracy was established in Nepal. Almost everything including royal bedroom, the kitchen and dining, library, royal dresses, weapons and vehicles are displayed there.

This palace belongs to one of the recent king, all the people who belongs to their family members had died by fire accident incidentally by one of their family member after few years govt. consider the palace as museum.

The place of King. wow it is the one of the important place for Nepal and Nepali. It has a great history of Kings. we can now visit and see and learn many historical information.

Interesting to see about the kings of Nepal. I enjoyed seeing the old cars and his personal residence more than the palace itself. I was disappointed that no phones or cameras were allowed inside.

The palace has quite a lot to explore but nothing was too interesting to me. But each to their own. It didnt really feel like a palace at all, its quite run down. Given the charge to get in I would have expected it to be a bit better maintained.Pros: its quite large and quite a few areas are open to explore. Including the sight of the massacre, labeled as such...Cons: you cant bring your bag or phone in as they dont allow pics. They keep it in a locker for you. I really dont know why they wouldnt allow pics. The cynic in me perhaps thinks it is because it would put others off going!

10 THINGS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED AS A VISITOR.1NICE Place to spend time and gain some knowledge of history.2not all the rooms are open for the visitors3 seriously need to clean this place4staffs dont really describe5tons of walking and walking6PEOPLE NEED TO CLEAN THE RESTROOM SERIOUSLY.7DONT KNOW WHY TF THEY MARKED A PLACE AS A DRIVING TEST8NEED TO PLACE THOSE CARS FOR SHOW UP RATHER THAN PLACED AS A GARBAGE .9)Put some air freshener for good aroma.10overall good .

Great Palace, here you can experience all about Royal family and thier past administration

Beautiful place and history of Nepal royal kings

Tousism place More to it than Id thought. Decaying 60s/70s grandeur if you can imagine such a thing. I thought the site of the royal massacre could have been tidied up a bit, but perhaps the fact that it has been neglected reflects something of the legacy. Took me about 90 mins to go round. Could do with more signage/explanation. An opportunity to buy postcards or something would be good as you are not able to take photos.

Narayanhiti Durbar Is the Gift of KING SHREE 5 MAHENDRA BIR BIKRAM SHAH.ITS AREA IS ABOUT MoRE THAN 100 ROPANI LAND.WE ALWAYS KEEP OUR KINGS GIFT IN OUR HEART.MAHENDRA RAJA AMAR RAHUN.THANK YOU!

Has the personal and royal collections of the rulers of Nepal. It takes about 2-2.5 hours to see the palace, gardens and another house within the complex. They also have a collection of cars used by the Nepal royal family.

I have been there many times... each time i go there i see different rooms opened for us to visit.. The feeling of being there is surreal😇 The garden is so big and beautiful; the fountain with the shape of the paradise birds feather (same one in the design of the kings crownis so beautiful and if you go there during a sunny day you can see a rainbow forming around the fountain. King Birendras personal residence " shree sadan" we can feel the simplicity of the king there. The collection of his cars, and the baggi that Queen Elizabeth gifted the king is so beautiful😍 Oh, i can go on and on. I love that place 😇

Very well managed Museum/palace. Great job preserving the nations history.

Ticket prices:-Free entrance for elderly citizens and children under 6,-Rs.50 for Nepali students,-Rs. 200 for other Nepali citizens,-Rs. 500 for foreigners from SAARC countries & Chinese citizens,-Rs. 1000 for other foreigners.Royal Residential Palace (Durbaruntil 2008.Created the museum after Former King Gyanendra Shah vacated Narayanhiti on June 11, 2008, after the monarchy was abolished following the 2006 revolution.The Palace Museum still contains some aftermath of the Nepalese Royal Massacre occurred on June 1st, 2001, where nine members of the royal family including King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya were killed in a mass shooting during a gathering of the royal family at the palace.There are many conspiracy theories surrounding the massacre.

A visit here is worth to know the history on Nepal. It is a palace which is now converted to Museum. These kind of places take you back in time and fill you with the past events in history.

Historical building. We sit at the cafe opposite to enjoy the view.

If youre planning on visiting limited places in Kathmandu, this should be on the top of your list. And if you enjoy history, you should run here. They dont allow phones and devices inside, so youll get to enjoy the experience. All your devices are kept in a locker safely and you can observe every room open for display. Dont forget to look at their book collection.

Huge complex. In some areas photos are restricted and some bathrooms have fallen to disarray. However the complex is massive. They do a decent job at explaining what each room is and what items are important. I think its worth of the admission cost!

Good. Well maintained. Neat and clean. Photography inside palace not allowed. Located at heart of the city. Entry ticket for outsider is costly...Rs.500 NPR.

Though the rooms of the palace is well maintained however the place of the royal massacre is not only not well maintained but no steps is taken to explain what exactly happened at the spot l. Just a placard is kept saying the where the members of the royal family were shot

Royalpalace of king virendra Vikram shah.good location. Old rooms of Raj Shahi.accidend place of 👪 is also available in royal palace.now this convert in musiiam.

Got so many ideas from historical place. I have learnt different things by this visit to the museum. How guests are welcomed and placed happily over there and hows the life of Kings. Sava Hall was the best part for me to visit over there. I loved the decorations and the design over the sava Hall. One more best think saw over there was a "Shree pach" mukut of Kings which is the best and it was awesome looking.I will suggest to visit over there once in a life.

Once youve managed to buy a ticket, stash your bag and phone in a locker and gone through security, the palace is fascinating. No phones/cameras/taking photos allowed.

This is a palace museum located in Kath mandu.It is a beautiful tourist spot and a must visit during stay at Nepal.cameras and mobile are strictly prohibited and have to be deposited outside.There is an entry ticket of 500 NPR for Indians tourists .Inside the palace there are people to guide your way.lots of paintings and ornaments are displayed.Every room has a plaque describing about the significance of the room.The place where the Royal family was massacred is also shown to the tourists The kings private residence and his fleet of cars is open for public viewing .Benches adorn the garden area and tourists can sit here.The ceiling of the kings throne room is a must see.

Nice collection and well preserved but virtually no descriptions of anything; as you cannot enter with a phone you can’t look things up either. Lost opportunity.

Amazing place a well maintained museum and near about this durbar mall is there . The museum is well maintained by Nepal government and had lots of articles related to the Prince family of Nepal . Amazing to visit and recommended to visit all.

The Narayanhiti Palace Museum 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 Narayanhiti Palace following the 2006 revolution

Its royal place of Nepal, durbar of Nepali kings and residential buildings of late king Birendra. Nowadays it is converted into a museum. Visit between 10 am to 2 pm to get entry here and experience royal property, things and premises.

Beautiful palace with a tragic history....Big place and need time to complete.... no mobile phone and bags are allowed....only pictures can be taken outside the palace

Located to the east of the famed Kaiser Mahal near Thamel, the Narayanhiti Palace Museum is a former royal palace which was home to the monarchs of Nepal. It is historically important because of the Royal Family Assasination of 2001.

Now it is Narayanhiti palace museum but it was a Royal palace before. Monarchy system became Republic of Nepal.

Narayanhiti Palace, or Narayanhiti Durbar (Nepali: नारायणहिटी दरवारis a palace in Kathmandu, which long served as the residence and principal workplace of the reigning Monarch of the Kingdom of Nepal. Located in the capital city of Kathmandu, the palace was the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. The palace complex is located towards east of the Kaiser Mahal next to Thamel, and is incorporated in an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings. The current Narayanhiti Durbar was built by King Mahendra in 1963.The name, Narayanhiti is made up of two words ‘Narayana’ and ‘Hiti’. Narayan is the Hindu god Vishnu, whose temple is located opposite to the palace. ‘Hiti’ means “water spout” in Newar Language, which is also located to the east of main entrance in the precincts of the palace, a landmark that features prominently in local legends.First houses on the siteDuring the early Shah period, the site of the future Narayanhiti Palace was occupied by family of shreepali basnet Kaji Dhokal Singh Basnet house. Ownership of the site changed hands many times;after Dhokal singh Basnyat the site was occupied by Chautariya Fateh Jung Shah (6th Prime Minister of Nepal), his father courtier Choutaria Pran Shah and family. During Kot massacre of 19 September 1846 both Prime Minister Chautariya Fateh Jang Shah along with his father Choutaria Pran Shah and brothers were killed or send in exile out of Kathmandu. After this massacre Narayanhiti Palace was taken over by Jung Bahadur Ranas brother future Prime Minister then colonel Ranodip Singh Kunwar. Colonel Ranodip Singh ordered minor renovation of the old palace of Choutaria Pran Shah and used it as his private residence. After ascending the throne of Prime Minister Maharaja in 1877, Narayanhit Durbar was again renovated, but this time much lavish and was extended into multi-wing palace On 22 November 1885 during a coup détat Prime Minister Maharaja Ranodip Singh Kunwar was assassinated by his nephews, the Sumsher brothers(Khadga Shumsher, Chandra Shumsher, and Dumber Shumshersomewhere in the southern wing of this palace.

Erstwhile palace of Royal Family, now converted into a museum. General people can visit the palace museum by purchasing tickets. Many areas of palace are yet not accessible for general public. The interiors of palace are not like one expect of a erstwhile monarch. But the road where palace is located is very beautiful. On a clear day one can see mountains in the background of palace. Anyway the palace is worth visiting but one caution that dont expect too much from it.

Narayanhiti Palace Museum is one of the tourist attractions. Entrance fee is there and it is opened upto 4 pm. Mobile, electronic items are not allowed. Details about kings ruled, visitors gallery, rooms of royal family, durbar etc can be seen.Surprisingly interesting place to see where so much history has taken place. It shows various rooms where the king and his visitors Stayed as well as the site of the massacre. There is explanation in English too off the rooms. You do have to check phones and cameras too but that was very quick and safe. Only down side was they could do with a bit more history about the family etc. After the inside visit of the Narayanhiti Palace, it makes you think of another way of living of the King and Queen at that time.it was very good to see all the old monument of the Royal Kingdom of Nepal. Also very sad to know about the Royal Massacre in 2001. But, the preservation of the museum is good. Remains and recollection of Saha Royalty with and the kingship that was in Nepal for some centuries. One of the places to visit.What every royal palace should be like: open to the public. Very pleasant way to spend an hour or two in the city. The palace gardens are also nice to stroll around. I went on a Saturday (nepalis day offand it was not crowded. Nice glimpse into the “old days” of the country. It was a good place. good point is , its well managed to roam inside the palace. they have put the directional symbols and at each point there is a security personel to help you.Slightly outside Thamel but well within walking distance, the Palace has been preserved since the last Royals stepped out. A credit to the Nepali Government in keeping it all intact. The treasures are nationally important and the fact that everybody can see then is very special indeed.

No photography is allowed inside and they are very strict about this -- you will have to check all cameras, mobile telephones, and bags at the gate. Dont worry. It is trustworthy and safe. Inside is very fascinating to see how the Nepali Royals lived. But most intriguing is at the very end of the visit where you walk past the scene of the 2001 Royal massacre. Some bullet holes can still be seen. Absolutely worth your time to visit this Royal palace.

Entry fee for normal Nepalese is 100rsFor student its 20rs.Too crowded. They should make sure that theres no traffic inside the museum. We had to queue quite a bit to see and walk around.One get to see the glimpses of royal family lifestyle. Its quite fascinating actually.You cant take your phone inside the museum. You will have to put it inside your bag in the locker.I wish they would open more doors and maybe show a short movie showing previous kings life and history. Now that would make it more fun and educational.

One of the must see places in Kathmandu, after Pashupatinath. Perfect to get a glimpse into the lives the Royalty lived for so long. Inside, all the rooms are labelled with signboards outside them telling what they were used for, though you can’t enter them. It closes early at around 4, as everything else around here, so mornings are the best time to visit. Well maintained place, with everything preserved properly.

Visiting this museum will make Nepali people proud of their history. However, in another way, urge you to think about the achievements you’re getting after the abolishment of monarchy in Nepal. Think about the height of the than royal family to the current top political leaders. At least we used to have a strong institution with the backup of proud history of making our kingdom free of colonial powers while every other countries of Asia were serving the colonial powers.

The buildings in which the family were killed are no longer standing, however you are able to walk near where they once stood. The main part of the palace has been immaculately preserved. An absolute time capsule! The palace has not been standing for centuries as it was only completed in the 60s, which means it feels quite retro.No photography allowed inside and you cannot simply wonder around. The areas open to the public can be taken at self-pace however attendants will keep you moving along.