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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.
Gunakama Deva, who ruled from 949 to 994 CE, commissioned the construction of a big wooden shelter, built from the wood of a single tree, called Kasthamandapa. The name of the capital, 'Kathmandu', is derived from this. Gunakama Deva founded the town Kantipur (modern-day Kathmandu). The tradition of Indra Jatra started during his reign. Bhola ...
When Patan was captured a few weeks later, both Jaya Prakash Malla and Tej Narsingh Malla, the king of Patan took refuge in Bhaktapur, which was captured on the night of 25 November 1769. The Kathmandu valley was thus conquered by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who proclaimed himself King with Kathmandu as the royal capital of the Kingdom of Nepal ...
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.
Stone inscriptions in the Kathmandu Valley This page was last edited on 1 March 2017, at 12:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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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]