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{{Short description|Hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal}}
{{Infobox hotel
{{Infobox hotel
| hotel_name = The Shanker Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal
| hotel_name = Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu
| logo = Shankerlogo.jpg
| logo =
| logo_caption = Official Logo of Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu
| logo_width = 250px
| logo_caption =
| image = Shanker.jpg
| image = Shanker.jpg
| caption =
| image_width = 250px
| location = [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
| caption =
| pushpin_map = Nepal
| coordinates = {{coord|27|43|08.1|N|85|19|10.1|E|display=inline}}
| location = [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]
| coordinates =
| opening_date = 1964
| opening_date = 1964
| diamonds =
| stars = Heritage
| closing_date =
| diamonds =
| developer = Ram Shanker Shrestha
| architect = Kumar Narsingh Rana (Nepal's first Civil Engineer)
| closing_date =
| developer = Late Mr. Ram Shanker Shrestha
| operator = Hotel Shanker Pvt. Ltd.
| architect =
| owner =
| operator =
| owner =
| number_of_restaurants = 2
| number_of_restaurants = 2
| number_of_rooms = 94
| number_of_rooms = 94
| number_of_suites = 12
| number_of_suites = 12
| floor_area =
| floor_area =
| floors =
| floors = 4
| parking =
| parking = Outdoor, more than 200 Cars
| website = [http://www.shankerhotel.com.np http://www.shankerhotel.com.np]
| website = {{url|shankerhotel.com.np}}
| footnotes =
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}}
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'''The Shanker Hotel''' is a heritage hotel in [[Kathmandu]], Nepal. It is located in [[Lazimpat]], next to the historic Narayanhiti Royal Palace Museum. This was formerly a [[neoclassical architecture|neo-classical]] Rana palace made by Agni Shumsher [[Jung Bahadur Rana]], the then prime minister of Nepal. The hotel was opened in 1964 and undergoing a complete refurbishment.
'''Hotel Shanker''' in [[Kathmandu]] is a historic luxury heritage hotel opened in 1964 in a building dating to 1894. It is located in [[Lazimpat]], next to the historic [[Narayanhity Palace Museum]]. The architectural style of the building is [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]]. This palace was <ref>[http://www.explorehimalaya.com/blog/shanker-hotel/ Explore Himalaya Travel News]</ref><ref>[http://ecs.com.np/features/history-at-every-footstep History at every footstop - ECS Nepal]</ref> made for General Jit Shumsher Rana, (Southern Commanding General of the Army). The hotel is characterised by objets d'art. For example, the carved windows displayed in the lobby bar are over 200 years old.


Online booking at the official site was started for tourists since 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nepal-uncovered.com/class/nepal/shanker.php |title=Nepal Uncovered |access-date=2010-02-17 |archive-date=2012-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128132636/http://www.nepal-uncovered.com/class/nepal/shanker.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The hotel won the Trip Advisor Travelers' choice awards for the years 2013 and 2014 in the top hotels category.<ref>[http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Hotels-cTop-g293889#8 Trip Advisor Travelers' Choice Awards Winner - Hotel Shanker at Rank 8 (Top Hotels) ]</ref>
According to legend, Nepal's Late Queen Aishwarya was also born in this palace.


== Background and history==
The Shanker Hotel is now a reputed address in Kathmandu, Nepal. Online booking was started for tourists since 2004.<ref>[http://www.nepal-uncovered.com/class/nepal/shanker.php Nepal Uncovered]</ref>


At the turn of the 19th century, Gen. Jit Shumsher Rana, brother of HH Sri Tin Maharaja Bhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, hired architect Kumar Narsingh Rana to build this palace. The exteriors were fashioned in neoclassical style and the interiors were done as per European tastes of the time. The construction was completed in 1894 A.D.

Gen. Jit Shumsher, who suffered from an acute illness, died prematurely July 29, 1913,<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/nepal/i323.html#I323 Gen. Jit Shumsher on ancestry.com]</ref> and this palace eventually came into the possession of Gen. Maharajkumar Agni Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana - the son of HH Sri Tin Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, one of the most distinguished of the powerful Rana Maharajas. Agni Shumsher's granddaughters Queen Aishwarya, Queen Komal, and Princess Prekshya were born in the palace.<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/nepal/i354.html#I354 Gen. Maharajkumar Agni Shumsher J. B. Rana on ancestry.com]</ref>

In 1964 Ram Shanker Shrestha took the palace, which was then known as Agni Bhawan, on lease, converting into a hotel while maintaining the exterior.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Agni Bhawan (Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu after 1964).jpg|File photo of Agni Bhawan from the 1920s (now known as Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu)
File:Late Mr. Ram Shanker Shrestha, Founder of Hotel Shanker.jpg|Founder of Hotel Shanker, Mr. Ram Shanker Shrestha
File:Hotel Shanker in the 1970, post refurbishment.jpg|Reverse angle of the building of Hotel Shanker
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.shankerhotel.com.np The Shanker Hotel]
*[https://www.shankerhotel.com.np Official Web Site]



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[[Category:Hotels]]
[[Category:Hotels in Kathmandu]]
[[Category:Hotels established in 1964]]
[[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1894]]
[[Category:Heritage hotels]]
[[Category:Former palaces in Nepal]]
[[Category:Neoclassical buildings and structures]]
[[Category:Hotels in Nepal]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Nepal]]

Latest revision as of 19:31, 21 August 2024

Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu
Hotel Shanker is located in Nepal
Hotel Shanker
Location within Nepal
General information
LocationKathmandu, Nepal
Coordinates27°43′08.1″N 85°19′10.1″E / 27.718917°N 85.319472°E / 27.718917; 85.319472
Opening1964
ManagementHotel Shanker Pvt. Ltd.
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)Kumar Narsingh Rana (Nepal's first Civil Engineer)
DeveloperRam Shanker Shrestha
Other information
Number of rooms94
Number of suites12
Number of restaurants2
ParkingOutdoor, more than 200 Cars
Website
shankerhotel.com.np

Hotel Shanker in Kathmandu is a historic luxury heritage hotel opened in 1964 in a building dating to 1894. It is located in Lazimpat, next to the historic Narayanhity Palace Museum. The architectural style of the building is neoclassical. This palace was [1][2] made for General Jit Shumsher Rana, (Southern Commanding General of the Army). The hotel is characterised by objets d'art. For example, the carved windows displayed in the lobby bar are over 200 years old.

Online booking at the official site was started for tourists since 2004.[3] The hotel won the Trip Advisor Travelers' choice awards for the years 2013 and 2014 in the top hotels category.[4]

Background and history

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At the turn of the 19th century, Gen. Jit Shumsher Rana, brother of HH Sri Tin Maharaja Bhir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, hired architect Kumar Narsingh Rana to build this palace. The exteriors were fashioned in neoclassical style and the interiors were done as per European tastes of the time. The construction was completed in 1894 A.D.

Gen. Jit Shumsher, who suffered from an acute illness, died prematurely July 29, 1913,[5] and this palace eventually came into the possession of Gen. Maharajkumar Agni Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana - the son of HH Sri Tin Maharaja Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, one of the most distinguished of the powerful Rana Maharajas. Agni Shumsher's granddaughters Queen Aishwarya, Queen Komal, and Princess Prekshya were born in the palace.[6]

In 1964 Ram Shanker Shrestha took the palace, which was then known as Agni Bhawan, on lease, converting into a hotel while maintaining the exterior.

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  • File photo of Agni Bhawan from the 1920s (now known as Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu)
    File photo of Agni Bhawan from the 1920s (now known as Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu)
  • Founder of Hotel Shanker, Mr. Ram Shanker Shrestha
    Founder of Hotel Shanker, Mr. Ram Shanker Shrestha
  • Reverse angle of the building of Hotel Shanker
    Reverse angle of the building of Hotel Shanker

References

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  1. ^ Explore Himalaya Travel News
  2. ^ History at every footstop - ECS Nepal
  3. ^ "Nepal Uncovered". Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  4. ^ Trip Advisor Travelers' Choice Awards Winner - Hotel Shanker at Rank 8 (Top Hotels)
  5. ^ Gen. Jit Shumsher on ancestry.com
  6. ^ Gen. Maharajkumar Agni Shumsher J. B. Rana on ancestry.com
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