Shahid_Gate
Shahid Gate
Monument in Kathmandu, Nepal
Sahid Gate or Shahid Gate (lit. Martyr's Gate) is a monument in Kathmandu, Nepal. The monument was inaugurated on 13 April 1961.[1] As of 2016, there are five statues in the gate. Four men, namely Dharma Bhakta Mathema, Gangalal Shrestha, Dashrath Chand, and Shukraraj Shastri, who are considered martyrs since they stood against the 104-year-old Rana Regime, have their statues above their arms established here. On top of all is a statue of former King Tribhuvan, who, in B.S. 2007 (A.D. 1950) cooperated with people to get democracy in the country. [2] The gate was designed by Shankar Nath Rimal.[3] King Mahendra inaugurated the monument and named it Nepal Smarak.[4] However, people started calling it Shahid gate, a name by which it is presently called.[3]
In 2012 a Nepali cabinet meeting decided to move the statue of Tribhuvan from the Gate and to the Narayanhiti Museum and leave the statues of the martyrs only.[2]
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