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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1424 Subject Architecture

51. Photo 1424/2(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/2(4)
Title:
[A view of the Hanuman Dhoka (doorway), Kathmandu, from the west.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view of the Hanuman Dhoka (doorway), Kathmandu, from the west. The Hanuman Dhoka takes its name from the statue of Hanuman, Rama's monkey devotee who embodies heroism and intellectual excellence with unwavering devotion to God. The doorway in turn gives its name to the whole Kathmandu palace co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

52. Photo 1424/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/2(5)
Title:
View, Nepal [Unidentified view of ghats, patis, temples and a plank bridge on a river. Kathmandu Valley.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of ghats, patis, temples and a plank bridge on a river. Kathmandu Valley.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

53. Photo 1424/3(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(2)
Title:
[A Rana palace, unidentified. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. ] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a palace and garden. There is a tall tree in the middle of the image. A Rana palace, unidentified. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

54. Photo 1424/3(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(3)
Title:
[Radha Krishna temple at Teku, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Radha Krishna temple at Teku, Kathmandu, showing the Chintamani Tirtha Ghat and a two-story sattal behind. Teku Thapathali is located at the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. Corresponds to Photo 1424/1(33) (glass plate negative).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

55. Photo 1424/3(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(5)
Title:
[A view looking north across the Bagmati River and ghats to the Thapathali Darbar complex, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view looking north across the Bagmati River and ghats to the Thapathali Darbar complex, Kathmandu. Nain Singh Thapa (1777-1806/07) is credited with building the initial palace complex. The darbar transferred to the Ranas when it was acquired by Nain Singh Thapa's grandson, Jung Bahadur Rana (in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

56. Photo 1424/3(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(6)
Title:
[A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines at Pashupati, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view from the steps of the Pandra Shivalaya shrines at Pashupati, Kathmandu, looking west across the Bagmati River (hidden from view by structures) to the pagoda-style Pashupati temple in the centre-right of the photograph. The temple is named for Pashupati, an incarnation of Shiva and gives it...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

57. Photo 1424/3(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(7)
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

58. Photo 1424/3(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(8)
Title:
[A view of the Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, looking south.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view of the Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, looking south. The elephants of the Vishvanath Temple fill the right side of the photograph. The temple was built in 1627 by King Narasimha. A pillar supporting a statue of Garuda, Vishnu's mount, rises behind the elephants. The large two-tiered pagoda...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

59. Photo 1424/3(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(9)
Title:
Fountains, Nepal [The Naudhara (“nine spouts”).] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of the Naudhara (“nine spouts”) is located in Godawari municipality at the base of Phulchoki, the tallest hill of the Kathmandu Valley. Phulchoki is on the southern rim of the Valley about 18 kilometres south-east of the Kathmandu Darbar Square. Godawari is elevated enough above the Valley f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

60. Photo 1424/3(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(10)
Title:
Fountains. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of an unidentified hiti in the Kathmandu Valley. People are seen washing at the communal water spouts. Each of the three spouts is surmounted by a shrine. A carved image of Bhagiratha can be seen underneath the spout on the left in the photograph.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item