Thursday, May 12, 2016

Kathmandu Durbar Square

             Listed among  eight Cultural World Heritage site by United Nations academic Scientific and Cultural Organization, Kathmandu space sq. is a cluster of ancient temples, palaces, courtyards and streets that date back to the 12th and eighteenth centuries. The square is acquainted to be the social, religious and urban pay attention of the Capital city.

                                           
                                                              Major Attractions
Taleju Temple
           The temple is a famous Hindu and faith spiritual web site. The three-tiered temple is the first to be erected with over two roofs and raised on a tall stepped platform. It is said that the mandir was integral the shape of a yantra on the advice of the Taleju god herself that she gave the impression to the King at the dedication ceremony disguised as a bee.

Mahendreshvara Temple
            The simple but gorgeous temple was designed by King Mahendra Malla and is dedicated to the Hindu Lord Shiva among the fashion of Pashupati. The temple was destroyed in a 1934 earthquake and rebuilt thereafter.

Jagannath Temple
           The Jagannath Temple is known as the finest of the  come togethe near Hanuman Dhoka.

Dequtale Temple
          The temple was built by Shivasimha Malla compliance the Mallas' family god, Degutale.

Hanuman Dhoka
          Palace facade rotate at right angles in the middle of the Degutale Temple and the Taleju Mandir.

Nasal Chowk
          Nasal Chowk takes its name from the little sculpture of the terpsichore Krishna among the shrine on the facet of the court.

Mul Chowk
           As the occasional accommodation of the goddess Taleju, the court is prohibit to visitors, though it is generally potential to  glance in through the gate and have a look at the artistic, good thing concerning the palace.

Bhandarkal
           Bhandarkal is a installation created by King Pratap Mall within the middle seventeenth century. With its diverse flora, Bhandarkal is a treat for nature lovers and ecologists.

Trailokya Mohan Narayan Temple
             The three storied temple has the figure of {garuda|Garuda|Hindu god} placed in its front and incarnations of Lord Hindu deity within the temple. It was built by Prithvi Bendra Malla in 1680.

Shiva Temple
            The Shiva Temple in Darbar Square is a duplicate of the Jaisi Deval and was designed by Riddhi Hindu deity in 1690.

Shiv Anapurna Temple
          The long low building on the northern side of space sq. contains the stunning shrines of Shiva and Anapurna.

Manju Deval
           Dedicated to Shiva the large three-storied Manju Deval on its unco high stepped base appearance to dominate space sq.

Kumari Bahal
           The house of the Living Goddess, the Kumari Bahal looks like the cloister that was created in 1757 by Jaya Prakash Malla.

Kasthamandapa
           Kasthamandap or house of wood is the building which gave urban center its name. Legend narrates that the whole building is constructed from one Sal tree.

Ashok Binayak Shrine
          The Ashok Binayak Shrine is the concept Shrine of Lord Ganesha among the city center depression.

Simha Sattal
          Simla Sattal is situated at the southern part of the city center space sq.. The residential style temple contains the Garuda Narayan figure, unique looking sculpture and a terribly very little shrine of Harikrishna

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