Interesting Private Sightseeing Tours Kathmandu 1 Day Tour For Patan Durbar Square
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Patan is known as Lalitpur which mean the city of arts. It is
located across the river Bagmati which is 5 km south of central
Kathmandu. This city was founded in 3rd century A.D. by King Veera
Dev. It has a distinction of being the home of the finest crafts
and is considered oldest of all three cities of Kathmandu
valley.Most of the monuments in this square dates back to the
Medieval Malla period from 16th to 18th century and the monuments
in this area are mostly credited to King Siddhi Nar Singh Malla
,Shri Niwas Malla and Yog Narendra Malla.
MAIN CHOWKS COURTYARDS : Patan Durbar Square consists of three main
courtyards- Mul Chowk , Sundari Chowk and Mani Keshab Narayan Chowk
which houses the Patan Museum. The Sundari Chowk built by King
Siddhi Narshing Malla in 1647 A.D. contains the master piece of
stone sculpture known as the Royal Both and was used for permitting
ritual bathing.
BHIMSEN temple : The three storied temple of Bhimsen, located on
the extreme north of the square with the magnificent golden balcony
overlooking the square outside is very popular among the merchant
and trader communities. There are many curio shops around the
temple.
VISHWANATH temple :This three storied temple dedicated to Shiva
located near the Bhimsen temple is built in Pagoda style and houses
a large phallic of Shiva and two elephant.
KRISNA MANDIR: The temple of lord Krishna built in the 17th century
by King Siddhi Narshingh Malla is the first specimen of Shikhara
style temple entirely made of stone. It is the only temple in Nepal
with 21 golden pinnacles and contains engraved scenes from the
epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata.
STONE column :The stone column of King Yog Narendra Malla in a
praying posture to the Goddess Taleju is protected by a snake.
Legend says that the King would be remembered and remain immortal
as long as the bird does not fly from tree .It is because of this
belief ,windows of the nearby palaces is kept open for the spirit
of the King to come and rest in the palaces. A stones pillar
located nearby with the Garuda atop facing the Krishna temple is
another typical example of Nepali stone workmanship.
GOLDEN temple : The three storied golden pagoda was built by King
Bhaskar Verma in the 12th century and contains images of Amoghpash
Lokeshwor , large prayer wheel and paintings of Buddha. The temple
is located at a walking distance north from the main square.
MAHABOUDHA : Thousand images of Buddha made of fine quality bricks
is found in the temple . The temple was constructed in the 15th
century by an architect named Avaya Rai and is located eastward
within walking distance from the main square. There are many other
shrines, sculptures, stupas scattered in and around the square and
provide a unique experience to visitors and art lovers.
Patan is known as Lalitpur which mean the city of arts. It is
located across the river Bagmati which is 5 km south of central
Kathmandu. This city was founded in 3rd century A.D. by King Veera
Dev. It has a distinction of being the home of the finest crafts
and is considered oldest of all three cities of Kathmandu
valley.Most of the monuments in this square dates back to the
Medieval Malla period from 16th to 18th century and the monuments
in this area are mostly credited to King Siddhi Nar Singh Malla
,Shri Niwas Malla and Yog Narendra Malla.
MAIN CHOWKS COURTYARDS : Patan Durbar Square consists of three main
courtyards- Mul Chowk , Sundari Chowk and Mani Keshab Narayan Chowk
which houses the Patan Museum. The Sundari Chowk built by King
Siddhi Narshing Malla in 1647 A.D. contains the master piece of
stone sculpture known as the Royal Both and was used for permitting
ritual bathing.
BHIMSEN temple : The three storied temple of Bhimsen, located on
the extreme north of the square with the magnificent golden balcony
overlooking the square outside is very popular among the merchant
and trader communities. There are many curio shops around the
temple.
VISHWANATH temple :This three storied temple dedicated to Shiva
located near the Bhimsen temple is built in Pagoda style and houses
a large phallic of Shiva and two elephant.
KRISNA MANDIR: The temple of lord Krishna built in the 17th century
by King Siddhi Narshingh Malla is the first specimen of Shikhara
style temple entirely made of stone. It is the only temple in Nepal
with 21 golden pinnacles and contains engraved scenes from the
epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata.
STONE column :The stone column of King Yog Narendra Malla in a
praying posture to the Goddess Taleju is protected by a snake.
Legend says that the King would be remembered and remain immortal
as long as the bird does not fly from tree .It is because of this
belief ,windows of the nearby palaces is kept open for the spirit
of the King to come and rest in the palaces. A stones pillar
located nearby with the Garuda atop facing the Krishna temple is
another typical example of Nepali stone workmanship.
GOLDEN temple : The three storied golden pagoda was built by King
Bhaskar Verma in the 12th century and contains images of Amoghpash
Lokeshwor , large prayer wheel and paintings of Buddha. The temple
is located at a walking distance north from the main square.
MAHABOUDHA : Thousand images of Buddha made of fine quality bricks
is found in the temple . The temple was constructed in the 15th
century by an architect named Avaya Rai and is located eastward
within walking distance from the main square. There are many other
shrines, sculptures, stupas scattered in and around the square and
provide a unique experience to visitors and art lovers.
Interesting Private Sightseeing Tours Kathmandu 1 Day Tour For Patan Durbar Square
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