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The Bhaktapur city is protected as a UNESCO
world Heritage site. Bhaktapur, also known as
Bhadgaon, it means city of the Devotees. It is
the third major town of the valley and in many
ways the most mediaeval. The Bhaktapur is on of
the most charming architecture showpieces of the
valley as it highlights the ancient. The main
items of interest in the Bhaktapur are: The lion
gate: Dating as far back as AD1696, this gate is
guarded on either side by two huge statues of
lions. A long side, there are two stone images
of Gods. The Golden gate: The golden gate is
said to be the most beautiful and richly moulded
specimen of its kind in the entire world. The
Golden is the mostly lovely piece of art in the
whole Kingdom. The place fifty five windows :
The place fifty five windows is the magnificent
place was built during the region of King
Yakshya malla1427 AD. Among the brick walls with
their gracious setting and sculptural design is
a considered to be a unique mabzer piece of wood
carving. Nyatapola temple; The five- storey,30
meter- high Nyatopola temple is notly the
highest temple in the whole Kathmandu valley,
but also ano of the best example of Nepalese
traditional architecture temple. The temple was
built in 1702 AD and its design was so elegant
and its construction well done. The art gallery:
The art gallery contains ancient paintings
belonging to the Hindu and Buddhist tradition of
various periods description. The near of the
Durbar square the statue of the Bhupandra malla.
This statue showing King Bhupatandra malla in
the act of worship is set one column facing the
place. The square has many others statues, this
is considered to be the most magnificent. In
Bhaktapur others more temples can be seen with a
full of wonderful and magnificent arts and
architecture. Bhaktapur's people life style and
them culture enchants you and enable to give you
great experience in your life time. Bhaktapur
also offers you such a glory woodcarving
Handicrafts and colorful thangka paintings
place. In Bhaktapur offers you many others
interesting things which always able to
difference experience than yours own.
Major Sightseeing
Places in Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
The main square of the city which used to be the
capital part of old Bhadgaon kingdom contains
numerous temples and monuments of wonderful
nature. The first striking city mark would be
the 55 Windowed Palace built by late King
Vupatindra Malla with which the three remaining
kingdoms of Kantipur, Lalitpur and Kirtipur
envied a lot. This jealousy often lead to some
political strife as well. During the Malla era
Bhaktapur and Lalitpur particularly appeared as
tough competitors. The 55 Windowed Palace is a
unique type of structure, so it is the only kind
in all modern Nepal without a single imitation
or duplication or replica appearing elsewhere.
The first ten windows decently face west,
thirty-five face south and the remaining ten
face east. The Golden Gate, the Gigantic Bell,
the Stone Pillar of late Vupatindra Malla and
the Chayslin Mandap (Octoganal Pagoda) look
gorgeous. The National Art Gallery although
closed on Tuesdays expose a large and detailed
collection of marvelous stone-crafts and
scroll-paintings. Entering through the Golden
Gate and behind the 55 Windowed Palace, we come
across Taleju Vawani Temple and the Royal Bath.
Very obviously every city has a Taleju Vawani
Temple as She is believed to be the Protectoress
of the city by the orthodox Hindus. The Royal
Bath yet looks glamoros with the image of the
Serpent God in the middle of the sanatorium
although the water-spout has completely dried
up. Late King Ranjit Malla was the last of the
Malla dynasty to take a holy bath. The 17th
century also saw the downfall of the Malla
monarchy. The Durbar Square is indeed a World
Heritage Site. Adjacent to the Durbar Square is
a famous market plaza called Toumadhi Square.
This is a big junction where the chariot
festival starts during the religious season. It
is here that the striking landmark of the
country stands tall and majestic. The Nyata-Poul
Temple facing the cardinal direction of south is
a Hindu pagoda, dedicated to Goddess Siddhi
Luxmi. Built by late King Vupatindra Malla it is
not only the tallest temple of the city, of the
district, of the valley but of the entire
nation. It is about 190 feet above the city's
ground level. According to the local language, "Nyata-Poul"
signifies five-roofed. You can't miss this from
your aircraft window. Constructed out of pure
terra-cota bricks and super-fine wooden
materials, it owns a strong foundation. A
dreadful earthquake shook Nepal in 1934. All the
surrounding houses and minor shrines collapsed
while this remained intact. To the right the
Vairab Temple looks magnificent. It faces the
cardinal direction of west and is a center for
animal sacrifices.
Datta-Traya Square
Further to the north-east of Toumadhi Square is
another interesting locality caled Datta-Traya
Square. In fact this is the second important
urban spot of Bhadgaon. The Datta-Traya Temple
also built by late King Vupatindra Malla in the
17th century is a famous pagoda carrying an
amusing history. This is a wooden temple facing
west; it is believed that the timber used for
its relevant construction was sawed out of a
single tree. So you can imagine how big the tree
must have been. The square has been
nomenclatured from the name of the Deity itself.
The three-storied temple is dedicated to the
three-headed Deity of the orthodox Hindus. It
symbolizes the divine triad, a mere combination
of Brahma (the Creator), Bishnu (the Preserver)
and Maheshwor (the Destroyer). The square as a
whole can be regarded as a marvelous gallery of
intricate wood carvings. One can smell
environments of medieval period around the
square. In the periphery of the temple, you can
also see monasteries, Vimsen Temple and a
platform. There are a couple of handicraft
quarters around where watching the skills of the
carvers is a sheer joy. The Pujari-Math Temple
has the renowned Peacock Window in the laneside
facing the cardinal direction of east. It is a
pure wooden structure, a master-piece indeed.
Apart from these, there exist two special
museums-the Metal Craft Museum and the Wood
Craft Museum.
Changu (Champak) Narayan
This is the oldest Hindu temple of the Valley
built atop a hill village called Changu.
Dedicated to Lord Champak Narayan, it is
declared to have been built by late King Hari
Barma in 323 A.D. who also virtually belonged to
the Lichhabi dynasty. The two-roofed pagoda
temple is richly decorated with sculptures and
carvings. To the ethnic Newars it is known as 'Sako
Changu.' And the most authentic inscription
located in the precinct of Champak Narayan is
dated 464 A.D., accredited to King Man Deb. |
