Lazimpat Durbar

Lazimpat Durbar, Aka Agni Bhawan is a palace complex in Kathmandu, the capital of the Nepal.

Initially build and occupied by Kaji Bir Keshar Pande but later palace area was occupied by Bir Shumsher JBR, as prime minister the executive head of Nepal.

The palace complex, located next to the historic Narayanhity Palace Museum, was incorporated impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings.

The palace complex lies in the heart of Kathmandu city, to the north of the Bagmati river.

After Agni Shumsher's death Lazimpat Durbar (then known as Agni Bhawan) was sold to Ram Shanker Shrestha who remodeled the interior into a historic luxury heritage hotel.

Lajimpat Durbar (Then known as Agni Bhawan) after 1964
Modern day Hotel Shanker