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Patan is 15 minutes drive from Kathmandu.
Lalitpur, the city of beauty is separated from
Kathmandu only by the Bagmati River and is the
second largest town in the valley. Lalitpur is
fragmented from other cities due to its
substantive architectural ancient masterpieces.
Patan's central Durbar Square is absolutely
packed with temples: it's an architectural
center point with a far greater concentration of
temples per sq. meter than in
Patan Durbar Square
Patan is located 7 km away from Kathmandu. This
city has many temples and shrines, noted for
their fine carvings, palaces from 15th to 17th
century, Hindu and Buddhist, monuments built
during the Malla dynasty. The most important
area with many monuments is the Patan Durbar
Square. The key attractions are famous Krishna
Temple with 21 golden pinnacles, Royal Taleju
Temple etc. It was listed in the UNESCO World
Heritage Monuments in 1979.
Krishna Mandir
Krishna Mandir which is one of the grandeur of
the square was built in 1637 by the king
Siddhinarsingh Malla. The entire temple is
constructed from the stone. Golden Temple which
is the unique Buddhist Monastery was founded in
the12th century which is a large rectangular
building has three roofs and a copper gilded
facade with the images of Buddha and
Avalokitesvara where there are Buddha images and
illustrations on the walls. The square has been
unrestrainedly adorned by the Bhimsen Temple,
Manga Hiti, Vishwanath Temple, Jagannarayan
Temple, Golden Temple and numerous. Take the
pleasure of discovering this Patan Durbar Square
which has been entitled in the World Heritage
Site
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