The Golden Temple or Kwa bahal in Patan is the most outstanding example of the use of metal as a decorative adjunct. The guilded roofs of its imposing multi-tiered main shrine and subsidiary cupolas dominate its neighbourhood.
Than Bahi Bhagwan Bahal in Bhagwan Bahal in Thamel is one of the most ancient Buddhist monasteries in Kathmandu. The area, Thamel derives its name from this bahal.
Chandra Binayak Temple in Chabahil. This two-storey brass-roofed temple houses one of the four most prominent Ganesh shrines in the Valley. The temple has a golden tympanum showing Ganesh and struts which show the Ashtabhairabs and Astamatrikas. The earliest inscription dates to 1650.