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21. Photo 1424/3(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(21)
Title:
[A view north to buildings in the Thapathali Darbar complex, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view north to buildings in the Thapathali Darbar complex, Kathmandu. The buildings are Newar in style but the palace in the centre of the photograph shows a later addition of a Rana-style columned portico. Nain Singh Thapa (1777-1806/7) of the Thapa dynasty is credited with building the initial...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

22. Photo 1424/3(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(11)
Title:
[Bhadrakali Temple (also known as Shree Lumadhi Bhadrakali), Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Bhadrakali Temple (also known as Shree Lumadhi Bhadrakali), Kathmandu, a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Bhadrakali, was built in 1817 at the eastern corner of Tundikhel, Kathmandu. According to one legend, the temple was built at the site where a statue of Bhadrakali was found. It ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

23. Photo 1424/3(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(4)
Title:
Tibetan woman with Nepalese woman & child. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a two woman with child. A crowd on the right is observing the scene. The location in the Kathmandu Valley is not known.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

24. Photo 1424/3(12)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(12)
Title:
[The Vajra (thunderbolt) at Swayambhu, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Vajra (thunderbolt) at Swayambhu, Kathmandu, viewed from the top of the stairs connecting the complex to the valley floor below. The photograph is shot from the north edge of the staircase looking a little south of true east. Immediately behind the Vajra, at the base of the dome of the S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

25. Photo 1424/3(15)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(15)
Title:
[Two unidentified men, one wearing the Royal Nepalese Army uniform and holding a baton.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of two unidentified men, one wearing the Royal Nepalese Army uniform and holding a baton. (same: JGC 017) Corresponds to Photo 1424/1(17) (glass plate negative).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. Photo 1424/3(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(1)
Title:
[A group posing in front of the equestrian statue of Jung Bahadur Rana at Tundikhel, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a group posing in front of the equestrian statue of Jung Bahadur Rana at Tundikhel, Kathmandu.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item