T he 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.
Changunarayan:
The Changunarayan temple is protected as
a UNESCO world Heritage site This is the
most ancient temple of Kathmandu
valley. The temple built third century is
decorated by some of the best samples of
stones, wood and metal crafts in the
valley. A fifth century stone
inscription, the oldest to be discovered
in Nepal, is located in the temple
compound and it tells of the victorious
King Mandev
Datta-Traya Square :
Further to the north-east of Toumadhi
Square is another interesting locality
called 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 nomen clatured 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. |