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Patan Durbar Square (Nepal Bhasa: 𑐫𑐮 𑐮𑐵𑐫𑐎𑐹 /यल लायकु, Nepali: पाटन दरवार) is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley , all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites .
Temples of Patan Durbar Square. Lalitpur is renowned as a very artistic city. Most of the Nepalese art is devoted to gods, and there is an abundance of temples and viharas. Notable landmarks include: [22] Patan Durbar Square: The palace square and residence of the Malla rulers of Patan state which now houses a museum.
This is a list of monuments in Lalitpur District, Nepal as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Department of Archaeology, Nepal. [1] Patan Durbar Square also known as Lalitpur Durbar Square, in the city of Lalitpur, is an ancient palace in Kathmandu Valley. There are numerous monuments in the square.
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake critically damaged Patan Durbar Square. [ citation needed ] Seven months later, Kartik Naach was performed for 10 nights, while it was still damaged. [ citation needed ] Xinhua News Agency wrote, "Despite the tragedy, thousands of Nepali people, young and old, trooped to the temple to watch the open-air ...
The World Heritage Site comprises seven properties: Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Boudhanath, Changu Narayan Temple, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple, Patan Durbar Square, and Swayambhunath (pictured). [7] Three royal Durbar Squares were used by the Mallas, after the unification of Nepal they were used by the Shahs, and the Ranas. [8]
Durbar Square or royal Squares in English, is the generic name that refers to the plazas and areas opposite the old royal palaces in Nepal. The name comes from Persian دربار ( Darbar ). The durbar squares are full of temples, idols, open courts, water fountains and much more.
The literal meaning of Durbar Square is a place of palaces. There are three preserved Durbar Squares in Kathmandu valley and one unpreserved in Kirtipur.The Durbar Square of Kathmandu is located in the old city and has heritage buildings representing four kingdoms (Kantipur, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur), built over centuries, the earliest being the Licchavi dynasty.
Navadurga Jatra is a festival celebrated every 12 years in the Thecho and Sunakothi regions of the Lalitpur district, Nepal. During the Jatra, masked dancers posing as deities perform a ritual dance at Mulchowk in Patan Durbar Square. [1]