Ghantaghar, the first public tower clock in Nepal, is situated at the heart of the Kathmandu. It was built by Rana Prime Minister Bir Shumsher. The original clock tower was designed after Big Ben of London. The Ghantaghar that stands today was rebuilt after the 1934 earthquake after the old towe...
Changing fashion. Ganesh Man Chitrakar won an award for this photograph taken during the Matya festival (the festival of lights held in Patan every year) showing the changing fashion of Kathmandu.
Tribhuvan International Airport. During the 1960s and 1970s, USAID and other donors provided communication and navigation equipment to the Kathmandu airport and six other airfields around the country. Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) officials were provided training, and in 1961 three DC-...
Boudhanath Stupa, situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu valley, can be credited to King Manadeva, who ruled in the beginning of the fifth century. In the course of centuries, this stupa, like many others have been repaired, renovated, and enlarged. The dome is set on a platform shape of a manda...
Boudhanath Stupa, situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu valley, can be credited to King Manadeva, who ruled in the beginning of the fifth century. In the course of centuries, this stupa, like many others have been repaired, renovated, and enlarged. The dome is set on a platform shape of a manda...
Boudhanath Stupa, situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu valley, can be credited to King Manadeva, who ruled in the beginning of the fifth century. In the course of centuries, this stupa, like many others have been repaired, renovated, and enlarged. The dome is set on a platform shape of a manda...
A Tibetan man looks at the camera at Boudhanath Stupa, situated on the outskirts of Kathmandu valley. It can be credited to King Manadeva, who ruled in the beginning of the fifth century. In the course of centuries, this stupa, like many others have been repaired, renovated, and enlarged. The do...