Archive Reference (shelfmark): EAP838/1 - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/648
Title:
Scope & Content:: Restoration of the broad-fronted, triple-roofed Bhairabnath Temple in Bhaktaour is dedicated to Bhairab, the fearsome incarnation of Shiva, whose consort occupies the Nyatapola Temple across the square.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1950s-1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/649
Title:
Scope & Content:: Erected in memory of Yoganarendra Malla in 1723 C.E., this Krishna Temple in Kathmandu Durbar Square occupied an octagonal shape, a type of temple unexplainably reserved exclusively to Krishna. This temple is particularly important during the annual festival of Janmastami, commemorating Kishna’s...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/650
Title:
Scope & Content:: Jaisi Dewal in jaisidewal, Kathmandu. This temple was built in the 17th century and its name Jaisi Dewal comes from Lakshminarayan Joshi, a powerful minister of King Bhupatendra. It is located in a historical place which is believed to have been the nucleus of Kathmandu during the Lichchhavi per...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/651
Title:
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/653
Title:
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1950s-1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/655
Title:
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1950s-1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/656
Title:
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1950s-1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/657
Title:
Scope & Content:: 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 ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

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