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Garden of
Dreams- Nepal
The Garden of
Dreams, a neo classical historical garden, is situated across the street from the
former Royal Palace at the entrance to the Thamel tourist area, the Garden was
made famous as the Garden of Six Seasons which was created for Field Marshal
Kaiser Sumsher Rana (1892–1964), in early 1920. The Garden, which featured a
design inspired by the Edwardian style, was considered one of the most
sophisticated private gardens of that time. Landscape architect Kishore
Narshingh, designer of Singha Durbar and architect to Kaiser Shumsher's father,
the Maharaja, designed and supervised the construction of the Garden of Dreams.
Within the Garden walls are
pavilions, fountains, decorative garden furniture, and European-inspired
features such as verandas, pergolas, balustrades, urns, and birdhouses. Each of
the six pavilions, which provide the Garden's architectural framework, is
dedicated to one of the six seasons in Nepal. After the death of Kaiser Sumsher,
the garden was handed over to the government of Nepal, but it was not properly
managed for decades. Today only half of the original garden remains.
By Anil Blon
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