The iconic Kasthamandap, from which Kathmandu derives its name, was built in the twelfth century and was the oldest structure in Kathmandu. It was a public pavilion, a rest house, which sat along the two ancient trans-Himalayan trade routes- India and China. This sattal, half shelter and half te...
View of Kal Mochan Tirtha and Ghat with the dome-shaped Hiranya Narayan Temple. The pagoda temple, to the left, was constructed by Queen Tripura Sundari in 1828 in memory of her husband King Rana bahadur Shah. Jung Bahadur Rana had the Narayan Temple built in 1875 The small bridge to the left of...
View of Kal Mochan Tirtha and Ghat with the dome-shaped Hiranya Narayan Temple. The pagoda temple, to the left, was constructed by Queen Tripura Sundari in 1828 in memory of her husband King Rana bahadur Shah. Jung Bahadur Rana had the Narayan Temple built in 1875 The small bridge to the left of...
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. Dharahara was originally eleven storeys and was damaged in the 1934 ea...
Reconstruction of Kasthamandap, from which Kathmandu derives its name, was built in the twelfth century and was the oldest structure in Kathmandu. It was a public pavilion, a rest house, which sat along the two ancient trans-Himalayan trade routes- India and China. This sattal, half shelter and ...
An aerial view of Kathmandu Valley. In the foreground Bahadur Bhawan, which later became the first hotel, Royal Hotel, in Nepal. In the middle, Naryanhiti Palace, residence of the former King of Nepal and Phora Durbar.