Advertisement
« previous next »
Second courtyard of the Royal Palace  
   

Second courtyard of the Royal Palace

It is filled with beautifully carved doors and roof struts
42) Patan - the artistic and architectural centre of Kathmandu Valley

June 6th 2005
Patan has a unique atmosphere which is due to its compact scale and the remarkable vivacity of its temple architecture, with a Durbar Square more densely packed with Hindu temples than Kathmandu, and a total of 55 major temples and 136 monasteries. Also known as Lalitpur ('beautiful town'), Patan is officially the Kathmandu Valley's second largest city, although it has now been effectively ... read more
Asia » Nepal » Patan

Nepalese Flag In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more
Advertisement
Tot: 0.038s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 8; qc: 11; dbt: 0.0125s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb