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21. EAP838/1/3/5/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/5/19
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Scope & Content:
Patan Durbar Square, located un the heart of Lalitpur City. Most of the shrines and temples were built during the Malla period from the 11th to the 18th century.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1910s
Extent:
1 Tiff image

22. EAP838/1/3/5/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/5/26
Title:
Scope & Content:
Patan Durbar Square, located un the heart of Lalitpur City. Most of the shrines and temples were built during the Malla period from the 11th to the 18th century.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1915
Extent:
1 Tiff image

23. EAP838/1/3/6/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/6/5
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The Seto Macchendranath festival at Asan Tole is performed yearly between April and May for around four days, depending on the lunar calendar. The White Macchendra god is carried from his temple near Asan Tole in a ceremonial procession to a huge chariot, which will be pushed through different a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1915
Extent:
1 Tiff image

24. EAP838/1/3/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/5/1
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The Kal Mochan Temple. In 1874, Jang Bahadur Rana constructed the Kal Mochan, a Vishnu temple, on the banks of Bagmati river. It is constructed in the centre of a large quadrangle partially enclosed by dharmasalas.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s-1940s
Extent:
1 Tiff image

25. EAP838/1/3/5/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/5/13
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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 The old horse stables in the middle has been replaced by modern buildings, presently New Road.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1909
Extent:
1 Tiff image

26. EAP838/1/3/3/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/3/7
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Kaiser Mahal was constructed in 1885 for Jit Shumsher under the direction of Kishor Narshingh. In 1908, it was sold to Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher, who later gave it to his son General Kaiser Shumsher J.B. Rana. An avid reader, Kaiser Shumsher had a wonderful collection of books on all subje...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1908-1940s
Extent:
1 Tiff image

27. EAP838/1/3/3/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/3/30
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Baber Mahal was the residence of General Baber Shumsher J.B. Rana after 1928. It was built under the supervision of Kumar Narshing and is said to have been built after Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher's return from England. The design is said to have been built afte the Buckingham Palace in Londo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928-1940s
Extent:
1 Tiff image

28. EAP838/1/3/5/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/5/25
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Scope & Content:
Chaukot Durbar, a royal palace of the Malla kings situated in Patan Durbar Square. It displays examples of traditional sacred art of Nepal in an illustrious architectural setting. The building is now the Patan Museum.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s-1920s
Extent:
1 Tiff image

29. EAP838/1/3/5/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/5/30
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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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1880s-1930s
Extent:
1 Tiff image

30. EAP838/1/3/3/45

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP838/1/3/3/45
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A dharmashala for low-caste guests of the government. Constructed in 1916, it now serves as a police barrack. The building in the background to the right was erected in the same year to accommodate high-caste guests. Today it houses the Nepal Eye Hospital.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1928
Extent:
1 Tiff image