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The Garden

of Dreams

On 23 December 2022, we went on a and were renovated before they reopened the garden.
school trip to a place known as the Garden of The buildings are magnificent, tall and have many
Dreams. The objective of our trip was to learn about sculptures carved on the facade. There were pipes
the neoclassical architecture built during the Rana that brought water for the moat. Next to the pipe,
reign. It was built by Kaiser Shemsher Rana. It is a there are metal chains which are black in colour.
lovely garden which is located in Thamel. It is also
known as the garden of six seasons. There is a huge pond in the middle of the
garden, which used to have fish in it. We observed
This garden is a remarkable area which is lily pads, squirrels, three pavilions and huge statues
very quiet and has a big lawn, ponds, fountains, bird of elephants in front of Basanta Sadan. There are
house,flower gardens, pavilions and some buildings sur- different types of flowers.There was a large bamboo
rounding the garden. The garden also has large pillars swing on the other side of the garden.
with animal heads carved into them. There are always
many people sitting around in the garden area and the The garden of dreams is a wonderful place
benches. The garden is well maintained. that everyone should visit. It is a truly peaceful place in
the middle of the city, where everyone can feel calm
There are huge buildings on the sides of the and peaceful.
garden. They are white in color and have large pillars
and wooden carved windows. These buildings were built - Norden Sherpa
many years ago by the Ranas using lentils, husk, mud