The Singhha Durbar, literally, Lion Palace in Kathmandu valley is the official set of government of Nepal and the largest Palace in Asia. Originally built by the Rana Dynasty. In 1904 this was the private Property of Prime Minister Dev S. Janga Bahadur Rana who was forced to abdicate by Prime Minister Chandra S. J.B Rana and his brothers, claimed to be the biggest and most luxurious palace in Asia and until 1973 was the largest government secretariat in Asia. It was the private residence of the hereditary Prime Minister on Nepal, now the Singha Durbar now houses both chambers of the Parliament (the Pratinidhi Sabha, or House of Representatives, and the Rashtriya Sabha, or House of States), as well as ministries and government offices. Now it's the Secretariat of His Majesty's Government of Nepal.
Singha Durbar is also the headquarters of Radio Nepal and Nepal Television. It was designed by Kishore Nar Singh Rana as neo-classical architecture typical of the style of the 19th century.A grand imposing palace built on the neo-classical style.
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