Nuwakot Palace: A Historical Site to Visit
During my
trip to Nuwakot on June, I visited Nuwakot Palace for the first time. Nuwakot
Palace is a place I had long wanted to see.
The
historical Nuwakot Palace (Nuwakot Durbar) area is located at 76 km far north-west
of Kathmandu and 7 km away from district headquarter Bidur. This Durbar is one
of the historic with ancient wood carvings and sculptures that aged back to
seventeenth century were fabulous piece of artifact. Late King Prithvi Narayan
Shah attacked the place
during the process of unification on 2 October 1744, and have victory over the
Palace.
The Saat
Tale Durbar (Seven storey palace) located at Durbar Complex was built by
Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1762 AD and still it is regarded as a model of
architecture. Besides Saat Tale Darbar there were famous Rani Mahal, Taleju
Temple and Bhairavi temple at the side.
The
devastating earthquake occurred on April and May 2015 badly damaged this area. The museum has been closed since then although
the area is open to visit. The reconstruction work is going on. But, there is a
need to speed up reconstruction work. Let's hope the reconstruction of this
historical site will be completed soon.
Have you ever been to Nuwakot Palace? If No, make
a plan for it.
Photos Copyright
©Niraj
Babu Bhatta
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