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| Arial View Of Kathmandu |
Capital of
Nepal,
Kathmandu is the land of natural beauty, green mountains,
stunning scenery, dazzling mountain ranges, adventurous treks, sacred temples and
many ravishing tourist spots. The city of
Kathmandu
is 1336 meters above sea level on the
Kathmandu valley
and it is spread over the 218 square miles. Kathmandu valley consist three
districts Lalitpur District ,Kathmandu District and Bhaktapur District.It is
also listed in the
UNESCO World Heritage sites with 7 beautiful heritages.it is
the home of the UNESCO world heritage sites
and also known as Kantipur .Seven Heritages of Kathmandu are here:
Kathmandu Durbar Square
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| Kathmandu Durbar Square |
Durbar Square located
at the Basantpur in the old Kathmandu. Durbar Square
of Kathmandu is also known as the
seat of royalty because the kings of Nepal
used to this place for crown ceremonies and crowned here. It is one of the
world’s Heritage Sites. Durbar Square is full with old temples.It consists Taleju
Temple, Kumari Ghar,Ashok
Vinayak Temples
and Kal Bhairav
Temple. The Durbar
Square has been the city’s social, religious and
main political point.
Swayambhunath Stupa
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| Swayambhunath Stupa |
Swayambhunath Stupa is one of the most renowned Buddhist Monastery
in Nepal. It is
located on a hillock which is 77 m above the sea level. This Stupa is the
oldest of its kind in Nepal
and has numerous shrines and monasteries on its premises. It is around 2000
years old .The four side walls of stupa painted with the eyes and it is a belief
that these eyes are seeing Lord Buddha. It is the oldest stupa and listed as a
World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Pashupati Nath Temple
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| Pashupati Nath Temple |
Pashupati Nath
Temple is the holy place which is
devoted to the Lord Shiva. It is located between the lush green lands on the
bank of the holy river Bagmati.This temple built in the ancient pagoda style.
It has a two tilted golden roof and beautiful silver door which makes it one of
the beautiful and the holiest places for Hindus. Only the Hindus can enter into
the temple, the other visitors can see the compound of the temple from the
eastern bank of river Bagmati. This is also listed under UNESCO as a World
Heritage Site.
Boudhanath Stupa
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| Boudhnath Stupa |
Boudhanath Stupa is
the UNESCO World Heritage site and it is situated 8 km east of the city Kathmandu.
Boudhanath stupa was built by the King Man Deva by the suggestion of the Goddess
Maini Jogini. It constructed on an octagonal base inset with prayer wheels.
This shrine is surrounded by houses of Lamas or Buddhist priest. Believed to
house Buddha's relics, it is also one of the largest stupas in Asia.
The best time to explore this stupa is early morning and dusk, when you can see
the monks chanting their prayers and butter lamps being lit.
Patan Darbar Square
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| Patan Durbar Square |
Patan Durbar square is located in the middle of the city. It
is the main temple and visitor attraction. This square is full of ancient temples,
palaces and shrines, noted for their excellent carvings. The Patan Durbar
square contains of three main chowks, the central Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and
Keshav Narayan Chowk. It is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Changu Narayan
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| Changu Narayan Temple |
Changu Narayan is the Hindu temple
of Vishnu or Narayan,who is the protector
of creation to Hindus. It is also an ancient temple, Infact it covers sixteen
hundred years of Nepalese art history. This temple is constructed around the
third century and decorated by the wood, stone and metal craft.
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
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| Wood Carving In Bhaktapur Durbar Square |
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
is the small city which is blessed with many sculptures, wood carvings, museums
and wonderful pagoda temples.
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| Temple In Bhaktapur Durbar Square |
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
is one of the wonderful architectural masterpieces of this valley and the best example
of the ancient art of
Nepal.
55 Window Palace,
Golden Gate, Lion's Gate,
Vatsala
Temple,
Mini
Pashupati Temple,
Nyatapola
Temple and
Bhairava
Nath Temple
are the major attraction of the Bhahkapur Durbar Square.It is also listed in
the UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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| Gardens Of Dreams |
Balaju garden,Thamel,Dharahara, Garden of dreams,Budhanilkantha,
Shesha narayan,Ashoka stupas,
National
Museum, Hanuman dhoka palace museum
Patan Museum,
the national art gallery and many other amazing places are the major highlights
among the tourists.
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| Buddha In Kathmandu |
Kathmandu is a place which is full
with ancient beauty and rich culture. After the modernization,
Katmandu
is a showcase of several sacred religious temple, stupas and places. Kathmandu
is the perfect holiday place for each because it is has a complete package for
entertainment like rich market, nightlife, historical places, temples, stupas,
museums, gardens and many other things.
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