The massive Kathmandu palace of Nepal's deposed king was opened to the public as a national museum.
In a symbolic gesture to open the museum, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala hoisted the national flag above the sprawling palace, as an army had played the new national anthem.
The key tourist attractions at the museum will likely be the diamond and emerald- adorned crown, sceptre and gilded royal throne, as well as a Mercedes-Benz.
Senior Maoists, politicians, diplomats, military officials and police chiefs gathered at a tea party organised to celebrate the museum inauguration.
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