Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Bhaktapur Durbar sq., located in the center of Bhaktapur town, is a conglomeration of pagoda and shikhara-style temples sorted around a cardinal window palace of brick and wood. The square is one of the foremost charming subject field showpieces of the natural depression because it highlights the traditional arts of Asian country. The golden effigies of kings perched on the high of stone monoliths, the guardian deities looking out from their sanctuaries, the wood sculpture in each point, lintels, uprights, tympanums, gateways and windows-all seem to type a well-orchestrated symphony. The main items of interest within the room sq. are:

The Lion Gate : Dating as so much back as A.D. 1696, this gate is guarded on either side by 2 immense statues of lions. Alongside, there are 2 stone pictures of Bhairav  and Ugrachandi .

The strait : The Golden Gate is claimed to be the foremost beautiful and richly moulded specimen of its kind within the whole earth. The door is surmounted by a shape of the scripture Kali and Hindu deity (the legendary man-bird) and attended by 2 heavenly nymphs. It is also embellished with legendary creatures of marvellous complexness, In the words of Percy Brown, an eminent English art commentator and scholarly person, the Golden Gate is that the most endearing piece of art within the whole Kingdom: it's placed sort of a jewel, flashing innumerable sides in the handsome setting of its background,. The gate was established by King Ranjit Malla and is the entrance of the most courtyard of the Palace of cardinal Windows.

The Palace of Fifty-five Windows : This glorious palace was engineered throughout the reign of King Yakshya Malla in A.D. 1427 and was afterwards remodelled by King Bhupatindra Malla in the seventeenth century. between the brick walls with their decorous setting and sculptural design, is a balcony with Fifty-five Windows, considered to be a distinctive masterpiece of carving.

The Art Gallery: The Art Gallery contains ancient paintings belonging to the Hindu and Buddhist traditions of varied periods and descriptions. This gallery is open everyday except Tuesday.

The Sculpture of King Bhupatindra Malla: This sculpture showing King Bhupatindra Malla in the act of worship is about on a column facing the palace. Of the square's many statues, this is considered to be the foremost glorious.