Taumadhi Square - Bhaktapur

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September 15th 2008

Published: October 31st 2009

lies to the east of Durbar Square reached by a narrow brick-paved lane. The towering five-roofed Nyatapol temple presides over the square. The monument gracefully soars into the sky atop a five-story plinth. The stairway leading up to the temple is flanked by stone figures of deities and mythical beasts, each 10 times more powerful than the one immediately below.

Nyatapola Temple is the highest in Nepal.

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