Narayanhiti Palace elephants in Nepal

Narayanhiti Palace
Type	private

Owner
Founded	1963
Place	Kathmandu
Country	Nepal

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2023-12-03

Latest document update	2023-12-03 07:57:41
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Description

Narayanhiti Palace elephants, in Kathmandu, Nepal , was founded in 1963.

Comments / picturesThe importance of royal elephant-riding was inscribed in the construction of the modern Narayanhiti Palace itself: the palace compound was built to include a full elephant shelter, even though elephants do not thrive at altitude, and were never routinely kept in Kathmandu for royal use for more than a few days.

The Nepalese monarchy was abolished following the 2006 revolution. The last king, Gyanendra, vacated Narayanhiti on 11 June 2008. The former palace was used to house the new Narayanhiti Palace Museum

References for records about Narayanhiti Palace

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Narayanhiti Palace, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3840. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2387&context=himalaya

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