South Asia News

Feb 26, 2009, 12:33 GMT

Former Nepal royal palace reopens as a museum

Kathmandu - Nepal's Maoist-led government on Thursday formally reopened the former main royal palace in Kathmandu as a museum. The Narayanhiti Palace was inaugurated as a museum by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal whose Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, waged a 10-year insurgency to abolish the monarchy. Officials said only 19 of the palace's 52 rooms would be open to the public as of Friday. The remaining rooms would be opened for public viewing in the second phase of the transformation into a museum, officials said. The display includes the gold and silver throne of the Nepalese kings. However, the royal sceptre and the crown will not be on display due to security reasons. Narayanhiti Palace had been the seat of Nepal's Shah kings for the last century. It was also the site of the murder of Nepalese king Birendra along with his entire family and other relatives by a drunken prince. The massacre resulted in Nepal's last king Gyanendra ascending to the throne. Nepalese politicians decided to turn the palace into a museum following the abolition of monarchy in early 2008. Nepal's last king Gyanendra moved out of the palace following the vote to abolish monarchy and currently lives in a small government retreat on the outskirts of Kathmandu.

And Also

Look Back at the Worst Celebrity Breakups

Look Back at the Worst Celebrity Breakups - PopEater
GASP: Goldstriker creates world's most expensive iPhone - The Tech Herald
USA Switches January Returns To One-A-Night - Cinema Blend
Jailed 'Pulp' Writer Busted for Tweeting - PopEater
A&E series 'Hoarders' and 'Intervention' premiere Monday, Nov. 30th, preview

Your Talkback on this Story

Similar articles

Nepal's former king ready to pay taxes
Nepal's former king "concerned" over state of nation
Nepal's former royal family seeks waiver for back electricity bills
Nepal's former king and royal family face electricity cuts
Nepal's former king leaves palace (Roundup)

Latest Headlines in South Asia

Older Talkback

South Asia: Index

: News; Features

Latest Pics

From Sites we Like

A Møøse once murdered my wife... Mind you it was a European elk [Sad]
Ethopia is getting a new school thanks to the efforts of Bob Geldof. Classes will be held Tuesday through Friday because he doesn't like Mondays [Hero]
Photoshop these fab fans [Photoshop]

More Not News from Fark

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills; Celebrity Video; Music Video
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2009 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint