Garden of Dreams, Kathmandu, Bagmati Nepal

Located just across the street from the former Royal Palace, at the entrance to the Thamel tourist area, the Garden was made famous as the Garden of Six Seasons which was created for the Field Marshall, Kaiser Sumsher Rana (1892–1964), in early 1920. The Garden, which featured a design inspired by the Edwardian style, was considered one of the most sophisticated private gardens of that. Landscape architect Kishore Narshingh, designer of Singha Durbar and architect to Kaiser Shumsher's father, the Maharaja, designed and supervised the construction of the Garden of Dreams

Within the Garden walls is an ensemble of pavilions, fountains, decorative garden furniture and European-inspired features such as verandas, pergolas, balustrades, urns and birdhouses. Each of the six pavilions, which provides the Garden's architectural framework, is dedicated to one of the six seasons of Nepal. After the death of Kaiser Sumsher, the garden was handed over to the government of Nepal. It was not properly managed for decades. Today, only half of the original garden is in existence.

The Garden is now open to all and is considered to be one of the most attractive oases. A tourism landmark which also houses a natural library of flora. The Garden, in its design and literary allusions, is linked to the collections of books about gardening, architecture, and literature in Kaiser Shumsher's library.

The Garden was remarkably up to date for its time, comparable to the latest garden designs in the first quarter of the 20th century. The architectural sophistication of the individual pavilions suggests that they were inspired by pattern books, with minor local adaptations.