Rani Pokhari

We can take Rani Pokhari as a historical place in Nepal. Rani Pokhari means a queen's lake. This pond is in the heart of the kathmandu valley. Rani Pokhari is build in artificial square shaped and in the middle of the lake the temple of God Shiva is constructed. Rani Pokhari was build by King Pratap Malla in 1727 B.s. He build this lake in the memory of his death son named Chackrawotendra. In this pond King Pratap Malla has used the water of various pilgrims like Muktinath, Gosaikunda, Kedarnath etc. Rani Pokhari was made as a sign of consolation to his wife in the sorrow of their son's death. Rani Pokhari's gate is only opened once in a year that is on Bhaitika of Tihar. The pond is surrounded by the bar of iron.