# Nuwakot Palace

_Building complex in Nuwakot District, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/nuwakot-palace
Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Nuwakot Palace is a palace built by Nepal's first king Prithvi Narayan Shah in the 18th century and is located in Nuwakot, Bidur Municipality.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** built structure; building complex ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24960303#P31))
- **Located in:** Bidur (city) › Nuwakot District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24960303#P131))
- **Heritage status:** Tentative World Heritage Site ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24960303#P1435))
- **Coordinates:** 27.9138, 85.1648

## About

The palace is currently being restored after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake which devastated the complex. Nuwakot Palace is currently listed as a UNESCO tentative site since 2008.

## Questions

**Where is Nuwakot Palace located?**  
Nuwakot Palace is located in Bidur, Nuwakot District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nuwakot Palace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuwakot_Palace) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): नुवाकोट दरवार](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q24960303](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24960303) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Nuwakot Palace (5).jpg by Bijaya2043 (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuwakot_Palace_(5).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Nuwakot Palace, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Nuwakot Palace (5).jpg — Bijaya2043, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Nuwakot Palace". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/nuwakot-palace. Retrieved 5 November 2026.