page_title: Lazimpat Durbar
section_title: Shanker Hotel
hierarchical_section_title: Lazimpat Durbar / Shanker Hotel
caption_attribution_description: English: A Snap shot of Shanker by Edwin.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Modern day Hotel Shanker
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