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The German American Bund was a pro-Hitler organization in the United States before World War II around 1939/1941. The group promoted Nazi propaganda in the United States, combining Nazi imagery with American patriotic imagery.
723 CE – Kathmandu founded by Raja Gunakamedeva. [2] 1339 – Samasuddhin attacks Nepal and loots lot of jewels; 1480 – Kathmandu becomes independent. [1] 1596 – Temple of Kathmandu built. [1] 1690 – Maju Deval built. [3] 1768 – Battle of Kathmandu; city taken by Gurkha forces of Prithvi Narayan Shah. [4]
In 1674, he built a Shikara-style Shiva temple with a gilded repousse mask of the God on each side in Bhaktapu. In 1682 he built, near the Durbar square, the two-storied Dharmasala Palace in which there is a golden Mahadeva. [15] The palace was used by royalty until 1769 and today is a museum and part of the World Heritage Site on Durbar Square.
The German American Bund, led by Fritz Kuhn, was formed in 1936 and lasted until America formally entered World War II in 1941. The Bund existed with the goal of a united America under ethnic German rule and following Nazi ideology. It proclaimed communism as their main enemy and expressed anti-Semitic attitudes. [4]
The actual structure of the museum showcases restoration and rehabilitation efforts to preserve the built heritage of Kathmandu. It was designed by Carl Pruscha (master-planner of the Kathmandu Valley) [87] in 1970 and constructed in 1971. [88] Restoration works began in 2010 to rehabilitate the Taragaon hostel into the Taragaon Museum.
Dharahara in Kathmandu was the tallest building in Nepal and the second such tower built by Bhimsen Thapa. [8] The first tower was built eight years earlier in 1824 (1881 BS) at his residence, Janarala Bagh, situated at south-east of Sundhara, near Bhotebahal of Kathmandu. [9] It got torn in half during the earthquake of 1834 and was never ...
Hitler's globe as photographed by a Soviet cameraman visiting the Reich Chancellery, 1945. The Columbus Globe for State and Industry Leaders (also known as Hitler's Globe or the Führer Globe) were two purpose-made globes designed in Berlin in the 1930s, one each for Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party.
Kathmandu Valley itself was referred to as "Nepal Proper" by British historians. As per the World Bank, the Kathmandu Valley was one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in South Asia with 2.5 million population by 2010 and an annual growth rate of 4%. [4] In 2015, Kathmandu Valley was hit by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. [5]