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Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1424/1 Subject Architecture

31. Photo 1424/1(73)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(73)
Title:
[Chyasing Deval Krishna Temple (18th century), Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, from the southwest.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Chyasing Deval Krishna Temple (18th century), Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, from the southwest. There is uncertainty about its builder. King Vishnu Malla is credited with its construction in 1723 but the daughter of King Yoga Narendra, Yogamati, is also credited with building it later in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

32. Photo 1424/1(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(74)
Title:
[Taleju Temple, Kathmandu Darbar Square, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Taleju Temple, Kathmandu Darbar Square, Kathmandu. The temple was built in 1564 by King Mahendra Malla and dedicated to Taleju Bhawani, a form of Parvati that originated in southern India and became the royal goddess of the Malla kings in the 14th century. The photograph is shot from the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

33. Photo 1424/1(75)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(75)
Title:
Gateway into City, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a gateway into a city, with building on each side. Cities in the Kathmandu Valley were historically surrounded by walls with gates at entrance points. Patan, for example, is reputed to have had 21 gates. Some of the gates have long disappeared while others have been rebuilt after earthqua...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

34. Photo 1424/1(76)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(76)
Title:
The ancient south gate of City, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a gateway with two people standing in the middle of arch. The ancient south gate of City, Nepal. Cities in the Kathmandu Valley were historically surrounded by walls with gates at entrance points. Patan, for example, is reputed to have had 21 gates. Some of the gates have long disappeared...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

35. Photo 1424/1(77)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(77)
Title:
[A post office, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a building with six men standing in front. A post office, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Signs stating, "Postal Notices" and "Letter Box" in three languages, including English and Nepali, are seen on either side of the doorway on the guarded building.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

36. Photo 1424/1(78)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(78)
Title:
[An image of the 18th century reservoir pond feeding the Balaju Baisdhara public fountains in Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View showing a one-story masonry building at one edge of the pond, and a group of guards and civilians.The 18th century reservoir pond feeding the Balaju Baisdhara public fountains in Kathmandu. The twenty-two crocodile-head stone water spouts of the Baisdhara are unseen, being below the other si...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

37. Photo 1424/1(79)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(79)
Title:
The Sundhara [Sundhara Spout (Golden Spout), Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View showing three of the five stone spouts and their shrines. The shrine behind the main spout, in the centre, is dedicated to Garuda while a carving of Bhagiratha is underneath the spout. A sattal (resting house) is seen behind the hiti. The sattal has been extensively renovated or replaced. Th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

38. Photo 1424/1(80)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(80)
Title:
[Unidentified guarded building. ] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of an unidentified guarded building with people and saddled horses on the right. The building, no longer standing, was located between the Jagannath Temple and the south end of Tundikhel, east of the Central Jail, Kathmandu. It is a large Newar-style, two to three story split-level structure...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

39. Photo 1424/1(82)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(82)
Title:
[A view of the Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, looking south.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view of the Patan Darbar Square, Lalitpur, looking south. The photograph was taken from the east steps of the Vishwanath Temple, a detail of which fills the right edge of the photograph. The temple was built in 1627 by King Narasimha. Narayan Chok - the oldest palace of the Malla kings - is in ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

40. Photo 1424/1(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(83)
Title:
[A crowd in front of the western facade of the original Gaddi Baithak, Basantapur Darbar Square, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a crowd in front of the western facade of the original Gaddi Baithak, Basantapur Darbar Square, Kathmandu. Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana replaced this structure with a neoclassical building in 1908. This later building became the primary reception and ceremonial hall for state and ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item