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Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu

Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Hotel Shanker in Kathmandu is a historic luxury heritage hotel opened in 1964 in a building dating to 1894. It is located in Lazimpat, next to the historic Narayanhity Palace Museum. The architectural style of the building is neoclassical. This palace was Explore Himalaya Travel NewsHistory at every footstop - ECS Nepal made for General Jit Shumsher Rana, (Southern Commanding General of the Army). The hotel is characterised by objets d'art. For example, the carved windows displayed in the lobby bar are over 200 years old. Read more on Wikipedia

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