Garden of Dreams

Garden of Dreams

A small world in the town

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The Garden of Dreams (Nepali:स्वप्न बगैंचा), also, the Garden of Six Seasons, is a neo-classical garden in Kaiser Mahal Kathmandu, Nepal, built in 1920. Designed by Kishore Narshingh, it consists of 6,895 square metres (74,220 sq ft) of gardens with three pavilions, an amphitheater, ponds, pergolas, and urns. From the mid-1960s, upon the death of its patron, Kaiser Sumsher Rana, it lay in neglect but was restored back with the help of the Austrian government.
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It was a private garden of Kaiser Sumsher, it was beautifully designed inspired by the famous Edwardian style. Kishore Narshingh, a prominent architect who designed and constructed Singha Durbar in 1907, designed and supervised the construction of the Garden of Dreams. Within the Garden walls, Kaiser Sumsher created an exquisite ensemble of pavillions, fountains, decorative garden furnitures and European inspired features such as varandas, pergolas, blustrades, urns and birdhouses. He erected six impressive pavillions, each dedicated to one of the six seasons of Nepal. These pavillions provided the Garden's architectural framework and lent a cosmopolitan flavor to the formal arrangement of flowers, shrubs and trees. Today, only half of the original garden is in existance.

FYI: There are lots of squirrels and they are very cute. :) <3

LocationKathmandu, Nepal
CountryNepal
Coordinates27°42′51″N 85°18′53″E
ClientKaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
Technical details
Floor area6,895 m2 (74,220 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectKishore Narshingh
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Information Source: Garden of Dreams and Wikipedia

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