Lo Manthang Palace

Lo Manthang Palace (Nepali: लोमान्थाङ दरबार) is a historical palace in Nepal. It is located in 3800 m above sea level in Mustang district.[1][2] The palace is under consideration to be listed in UNESCO World Heritage site.[3][4]

History

The Lo Manthang Palace was built at around 15th Century by the first king of Mustang, king Amad Pal. He first built a fortress wall around the settlement of Lo. Later, he constructed the four-storey palace in 1440 AD. Mustang was under the influence of Jumla in the 16th to 18th centuries. When Jumla was annexed to Nepal in 1789 AD, Mustang became an integral part of Nepal along with the palace. However, the king of Mustang was recognized as a local king.[5]

Architecture

The palace is five storied.[6] It is constructed in mud, stone and wood with nine corners. There are wall paintings and inscriptions in Ranjana Script. The main entrance to the palace is in the east. The palace is painted with white lime. The palace houses a collection of texts such as Kanjur, Tenjur, Astha Sahasrika Prajnaparamita and Satasahasrika Prajnaparmita. The wall around the palace and the city acts as fortress. Near the palace, there are three red monasteries, twelve chortens and a mani wall. There are 60 spouts and 25 doors in the fortress wall. [5]

Conservation effort

The palace was damaged by Gorkha earthquake in 2015.[7] The palace was restored with help from Gerda Henkel Foundation.[8] The restoration was completed in 2073 BS.[9]

See also
  • Palaces in Nepal

References
  1. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Medieval Earthern [sic] Walled City of Lo Manthang". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. "Farewell to the enchanted kingdom". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. editor, Nicole CrowdercloseNicole CrowderPhoto; editor, In SightBioBioFollowFollowPhoto; Sight, In (2015-01-07). "A fortress in the sky, the last forbidden kingdom of Tibetan culture". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-02-18. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. "अद्‌भूत लोमान्थाङ (फोटो फिचर)". Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  5. Darnal, Prakash (2017). "Significant heritages of upper mustang and issue of conservation". Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology. 11: 1–23. doi:10.3126/dsaj.v11i0.18820. ISSN 1994-2672.
  6. Rawal, Bipul; Joshi, Rija; Bohra, Hemendra; Tamrakar, Aswain Bir Singh. "Historic Towns in Transition-Documentation and Restoration of the Earthen Palaces in Upper Mustang". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "भूकम्पले लोमान्थाङ दरबार चर्कियो". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  8. "Palaces of Mustang will be restored (Nepal)". culturalheritage.news. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  9. "पुनर्निर्माणपछि ब्युँतियो ऐतिहासिक लोमान्थाङ दरबार". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
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