Bhaktapur Durbar Square, built around the early 17th century. According to legends, there were 99 courtyards attached to this palace. Most of the areas were destroyed in by the great earthquake in 1934. Basantapur Palace in the center left was rebuilt again, and today houses the National Art Gal...
View of old Kathmandu as seen from the Bhimsen Tower with the Durbar Square and Taleju Temple in the background. The old horse stables in the middle has been replaced by modern buildings, presently New Road.
The chaityas at Swayambhu. Swayambhu, the Self-Created or Self-Existent, is one of the most venerated and sacred Buddhist sites. Set on a hillock, west of Kathmandu City, it is reputedly the oldest settlement in the Kathmandu valley surrounded by several smaller shrines and temples. According to...
