Seto Durbar

27.4243°N 85.1910°E / 27.4243; 85.1910

Fire at seto Durbar, 1934

Small remaining wing of Seto Durbar currently occupied by NIDC Development Bank

Seto Durbar
General information
Architectural style	Fusion of Neoclassical architecture, Mughal, European styles of architecture
Town or city	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal
Construction started	1893
Demolished	1934
Cost	Unknown
Client	Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Technical details
Structural system	Brick and Mortar
Size	375 ropanis
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Jogbir Sthapit

Seto Durbar (White Palace) was a Rana palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, located south of the Narayanhity Palace. It was built by Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana in 1893 CE.^[1]

History

Gehendra Shumsher JBR

Seto Durbar was built by Bir Shumsher JBR in 1893 CE in a land area of 375 ropani with Lal Durbar to its northeast as his private residence.^[2]

Grand State Hall

Seto durbar was famous for its Grand State Hall known as Thulo Baithak or Big hall.^[3]

Destruction of the Seto Durbar

The only remains of Seto durbar is a building occupied by NIDC Development Bank Head Office in Durbar Marg.^[4]

Legacy

Today most of the Hotel Annapurna stands on the grounds of Seto Durbar^[5]

See also

• Nepal portal

• Bhimsen Thapa
• Jung Bahadur Rana
• Mathabarsingh Thapa