Rastrapati Bhawan (Shital Niwas)

                                        Rastrapati Bhawan  (Shital Niwas )


Architect : Kumar Narsingh Rana, Kishor Narsingh Rana

  •  Kumar Narsingh Rana  was the first Nepalese to qualify as a Civil Engineer.

  • He completed his education from Thomason Civil Engineering Coll, Roorkee, India.

  • Kumar Narsingh together with his architect brother had designed and supervised the construction of Singha Durbar in 1907.

  • These are some of  the remarkable palaces designed by Kumar Narsingh Rana along with his brother Kishor Narsingh Rana :

  • Singha Durbar

  • Kaiser Mahal

  • Shree Durbar

  • Shital Niwas

  • Lakshmi Niwas

  • Harihar Bhawan

  • Babar Mahal




           Fig : Shital Niwas Present photo                         Fig : Shital Niwas Past Photo

  • Shital Niwas is the official  residence of president of Nepal which is located in Maharajgunj , Kathmandu.

  • It was built by Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher in 1923 for his son Krishna Shumsher who later donated it to the Government of Nepal. 

  • The building was successfully used as the State Guest House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before it was converted into the Office of the President.

  • After the fall of Monarchy in Nepal, the government of Nepal decided to make Shital Niwas the presidential residence at a cabinet meeting on July 4, 2008.

  • It was built in European architectural style and later changed into Neoclassical style.

  • Shital Niwas was built on over 140 ropani .

  • The building is three-storied and square-shaped in plan with a central courtyard for religious and ceremonial purposes .

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