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Patan is 15 minutes drive from
Kathmandu. Lalitpur, the city of beauty is separated
from Kathmandu only by the Bagmati River and is the
second largest town in the valley. Lalitpur is
fragmented from other cities due to its substantive
architectural ancient masterpieces. Patan's central
Durbar Square is absolutely packed with temples:
it's an architectural center point with a far
greater concentration of temples per sq. meter than
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Patan Durbar Square
Patan is located 7 km away from Kathmandu. This city
has many temples and shrines, noted for their fine
carvings, palaces from 15th to 17th century, Hindu
and Buddhist, monuments built during the Malla
dynasty. The most important area with many monuments
is the Patan Durbar Square. The key attractions are
famous Krishna Temple with 21 golden pinnacles,
Royal Taleju Temple etc. It was listed in the UNESCO
World Heritage Monuments in 1979.
Krishna Mandir
Krishna Mandir which is one of the grandeur of the
square was built in 1637 by the king Siddhinarsingh
Malla. The entire temple is constructed from the
stone. Golden Temple which is the unique Buddhist
Monastery was founded in the12th century which is a
large rectangular building has three roofs and a
copper gilded facade with the images of Buddha and
Avalokitesvara where there are Buddha images and
illustrations on the walls. The square has been
unrestrainedly adorned by the Bhimsen Temple, Manga
Hiti, Vishwanath Temple, Jagannarayan Temple, Golden
Temple and numerous. Take the pleasure of
discovering this Patan Durbar Square which has been
entitled in the World Heritage Site. |
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