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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/3
Title:
Scope & Content:: Front view of Boudhanath Stupa. 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 se...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1930
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/10
Title:
Scope & Content:: The palace armoury (kot) where the Kot massacar took palace on 19 September 1846. Jung Bahadur Rana and his brothers killed about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court including the Prime Minister, at this palace armoury of Kathmandu. This led to the loss of power by King Rajendra Bikram Shah ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s-1920s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/13
Title:
Scope & Content:: The pond is dedicated to Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher's first wife. It is located in Patan Durbar Square.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1910s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/29
Title:
Scope & Content:: Statue of King Pratap Malla, his wife and son on an elephant situated on the southern side of Rani Pokhari. King Pratap Malla, one of the most illustrious monarchs of the Malla dynasty, built Rani Pokhari in 1670 AD. He had the tank constructed to console his queen who was distraught with grief ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1910s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/90
Title:
Scope & Content:: The 35 m high Taleju temple was built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla. Taleju Bhawani was originally a goddess from the south of India, but she became the titular deity, or royal goddess, of the Malla kings in the 14th century.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s-1930s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/129
Title:
Scope & Content:: Statue of King Pratap Malla, his wife and son on an elephant situated on the southern side of Rani Pokhari. King Pratap Malla, one of the most illustrious monarchs of the Malla dynasty, built Rani Pokhari in 1670 AD. He had the tank constructed to console his queen who was distraught with grief ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1920s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/139
Title:
Scope & Content:: Nyatapola Temple is a 5-story pagoda located in Bhaktapur. The temple was erected by King Bhupatindra Malla during a 5-month period from late 1701 into 1702. It is the temple of Siddha Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of prosperity. The strength of each of the guardian statues in fro...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s-1930s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/140
Title:
Scope & Content:: The 35 m high Taleju temple was built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla. Taleju Bhawani was originally a goddess from the south of India, but she became the titular deity, or royal goddess, of the Malla kings in the 14th century.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1900s-1930s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/1/5/161
Title:
Scope & Content:: Dharahara or the Bhimsen Tower was built during the 19th century by Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa. The tower imitating the Mughal minarets was erected just outside the Kathmandu city walls, where it dominated the city skyline. The tower was originally eleven storeys and was damaged in the 1934 ea...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1910
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

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