Kathmandu's Livelihood｜Nepal in My Lens: Durbar Square

Kathmandu's diverse faces... Duba Square and streets MEMORYIMAGE©️📷 A purposeless journey. 🌟Highlight features: The center of Kathmandu is Durbar Square, while the Tamel district in the north of the city is the base camp for independent travelers. Most budget hotels are located in the central area of Thamel, and the ancient, deep and irregular alleys can satisfy your nostalgia. Durbar Square, here encompasses ancient architectural monuments from the 16th to the 19th century in Nepal. There are more than fifty temples and palaces standing on the square, maintaining their original architectural form and style since the medieval period. The temples and ancient relics in Durbar Square all look very similar. In order to distinguish them, the square can be divided into two parts. The first part includes: Kumari Temple, Narayan Temple, Shiva Temple, and Shiva-Bhawani Temple. The second part of the square includes: the statue of King Pratap Malla, Hanuman Temple, and Kala Bhairav Temple. ❤ Recommended attractions: At the end of the first part of Durbar Square, there is the Shiva-Parvati Temple, located at the corner. This temple, mainly built with red bricks, faces the Kumari Temple across the square. The second part of Plaza de la Doba starts from the statue of King Plata Bumara, which sits high on a pillar. As most of the historical buildings in this area were built under the initiative of King Bumara, later generations erected the statue as a memorial. Located to the left of the statue of King Malla is the Deogarh Treasures Temple, and on top of this temple building is the former king's private prayer room. Facing the statue of the king is the Jokhang Temple, a building constructed in the 17th century with a double sloping roof supported by angled pillars. On the back of the wall of the De Guta Leizhu Temple, there is a large-scale Karl Bairafo relief embedded in the corner of the building. Passing through the ancient ruins where the statue of King Mara is located, there is a series of buildings ahead. Among them, there is a statue standing on the side of the entrance of the Hanuman Monkey God Palace, which is the mount of Prince Rama in the epic "Ramayana".