List of monuments in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Last updated June 16, 2022

This is a list of monuments in Bhaktapur District , Nepal as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Department of Archaeology, Nepal.^[1]

List of monuments

ID	Name	Location	District	Coordinates	Image
NP-BT-01	Bhaktapur Durbar Square	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′42″E / 27.6719841°N 85.4282648°E / 27.6719841; 85.4282648 (SL. No. NP-BT-01)	Bhaktapur Durbar Square More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-02	Mulchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-03	Maltichok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-04	Dvibhajuchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-05	Kumarichok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-06	Bhandarkhal chok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Bhandarkhal chok Upload Photo
NP-BT-07	Lunhiti chok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-08	Janhachok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-09	Yamadwarchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-10	Mahadevchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-11	Bhairavchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-12	Vaikwachok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-13	Nrityashwar choke	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-14	Lakshmibilas choke	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-15	Tunhtichok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-16	Jiswanchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-17	Pachpanna Jhyale Darbar (55 Windows Palace)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′20″N85°25′41″E / 27.6722043°N 85.4279596°E / 27.6722043; 85.4279596 (SL. No. NP-BT-17)	Pachpanna Jhyale Darbar (55 Windows Palace) More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-18	Lal Baithak	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′20″N85°25′41″E / 27.6722043°N 85.4279596°E / 27.6722043; 85.4279596 (SL. No. NP-BT-18)	Lal Baithak Upload Photo
NP-BT-19	Suvarnadwar	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′42″E / 27.6720761°N 85.4284103°E / 27.6720761; 85.4284103 (SL. No. NP-BT-19)	Suvarnadwar More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-20	Ganeshchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-21	Dathuchok	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-22	Bhairabnath Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′17″N85°25′42″E / 27.6714906°N 85.4284239°E / 27.6714906; 85.4284239 (SL. No. NP-BT-22)	Bhairabnath Temple Upload Photo
NP-BT-23	Temple of Salanganesh	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′26″N85°26′06″E / 27.6739035°N 85.4350459°E / 27.6739035; 85.4350459 (SL. No. NP-BT-23)	Temple of Salanganesh Upload Photo
NP-BT-24	Salanganesh Dyo Chhe	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′26″N85°26′06″E / 27.6739035°N 85.4350459°E / 27.6739035; 85.4350459 (SL. No. NP-BT-24)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-25	Wane Layaku	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′42″E / 27.6719225°N 85.4284717°E / 27.6719225; 85.4284717 (SL. No. NP-BT-25)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-26	Dattatreya Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′42″E / 27.6719225°N 85.4284717°E / 27.6719225; 85.4284717 (SL. No. NP-BT-26)	Dattatreya Temple Upload Photo
NP-BT-27	Narayan Mandir	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-28	Bhimsen Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Bhimsen Temple Upload Photo
NP-BT-29	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Dhungedhara Upload Photo
NP-BT-30	Nrityanath Temple (Nasha Dyo)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′27″N85°26′04″E / 27.6741012°N 85.4344222°E / 27.6741012; 85.4344222 (SL. No. NP-BT-30)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-31	Maheshwari Dyo Chhe	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-32	Ganesh Dyo Chhe	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-33	Indrasiddhi Vinayak	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-34	Mahadev Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Mahadev Temple More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-35	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-36	Temple of Umamaheshwar	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-37	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-38	Dhumawati	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-39	Narayan Mandir	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-40	Jangam Sattal	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-41	Nyatapola (Natapol Dutra)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′17″N85°25′42″E / 27.6714906°N 85.4284239°E / 27.6714906; 85.4284239 (SL. No. NP-BT-41)	Nyatapola (Natapol Dutra) Upload Photo
NP-BT-42	Aisha - Marie Sattal (Aji Swanmadi)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-43	Temple of Bhairavnath	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°26′09″E / 27.6718343°N 85.4357404°E / 27.6718343; 85.4357404 (SL. No. NP-BT-43)	Temple of Bhairavnath More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-44	Chatuwarna Mahavihar (Ta Dhi Chhe )	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′45″E / 27.6719848°N 85.4291452°E / 27.6719848; 85.4291452 (SL. No. NP-BT-44)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-45	Hari Shankar Temple Sattal	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Hari Shankar Temple Sattal More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-46	Shilu Mahadev	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Shilu Mahadev Upload Photo
NP-BT-47	Narayan Mandir	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-48	Watsaladevi Temple (Nrityeshwari and Nrityanath)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′20″N85°25′39″E / 27.6721496°N 85.4276194°E / 27.6721496; 85.4276194 (SL. No. NP-BT-48)	Watsaladevi Temple (Nrityeshwari and Nrityanath) Upload Photo
NP-BT-49	Temple of Yaksheshwar	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′20″N85°25′39″E / 27.6721496°N 85.4276194°E / 27.6721496; 85.4276194 (SL. No. NP-BT-49)	Temple of Yaksheshwar Upload Photo
NP-BT-50	Siddhilakshmi Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′43″E / 27.6720093°N 85.4285277°E / 27.6720093; 85.4285277 (SL. No. NP-BT-50)	Siddhilakshmi Temple More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-51	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-52	Bhuptindra Malla Statue	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′42″E / 27.6720761°N 85.4284103°E / 27.6720761; 85.4284103 (SL. No. NP-BT-52)	Bhuptindra Malla Statue More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-53	Big Bell	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′19″N85°25′41″E / 27.6718704°N 85.4280562°E / 27.6718704; 85.4280562 (SL. No. NP-BT-53)	Big Bell More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-54	Rameshwar Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′20″N85°25′39″E / 27.6721496°N 85.4276194°E / 27.6721496; 85.4276194 (SL. No. NP-BT-54)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-55	Radha Krishna Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Radha Krishna Temple Upload Photo
NP-BT-56	Khauma Wahaa: and Santanu Wahaa?	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-57	Jaldroni	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-58	Godavari Math	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-59	Chikanappa Math	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-60	Sukuldoka Math	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-61	Jangam Math	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-62	Sithu Dathu and Tajaa Maths	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-63	Pujari Math	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Pujari Math Upload Photo
NP-BT-64	Pulanchotta Math	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-65	Tilamadhav Narayan Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′15″N85°25′45″E / 27.6707508°N 85.4292423°E / 27.6707508; 85.4292423 (SL. No. NP-BT-65)	Tilamadhav Narayan Temple More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-66	MulGhar (Yachhe)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-67	Sikhwal Family Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-68	Mahadevsthan	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-69	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-70	Balkumari	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′13″N85°25′48″E / 27.6702534°N 85.4298795°E / 27.6702534; 85.4298795 (SL. No. NP-BT-70)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-71	Slanganesh Pokhari	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-72	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-73	Jangam Pati	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-74	Bhote Baha	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-75	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-76	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-77	Mahankal Bhaildyofalcha	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-78	Chaitya (Chiba?)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-79	Golmadi Pati	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-80	Narayan Mandir	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′14″N85°25′44″E / 27.6706062°N 85.428844°E / 27.6706062; 85.428844 (SL. No. NP-BT-80)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-81	Bhimsen Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-82	Naraynsthan	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-83	Bulbul Hiti(Gupuhiti)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-84	Jaldenu (Balakhu)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-85	Jagannath Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Jagannath Temple More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-86	TripurasundarI Dyo Chhe	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		TripurasundarI Dyo Chhe Upload Photo
NP-BT-87	Chaturnarayan	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-88	Tripur Vidhyapith Agam	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-89	Pahache Pati	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-90	Walakhu Ganesh	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-91	Shiva Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Shiva Temple More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-92	Shiva Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Shiva Temple Upload Photo
NP-BT-93	Kumari Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′13″N85°25′48″E / 27.6702534°N 85.4298795°E / 27.6702534; 85.4298795 (SL. No. NP-BT-93)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-94	Four Ganesh around Nyatapola	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Four Ganesh around Nyatapola More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-95	Umamaheshwar Sthan	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-96	Lon Hiti and Navagraha	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-97	Wetal Pati	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-98	Dattatreya Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-99	Annapurna (Siddhilakshmi)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-100	Narayan Mandir	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Narayan Mandir Upload Photo
NP-BT-101	Ganesh Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-102	Jaladhenu (Jaldroni)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-103	Temple of Umamaheshwar	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-104	Wardali Math	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-105	Bhimsen Sattal	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-106	Vikalprasad Shrestha's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-107	Golden Karmacharya's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-108	Ashtalakshmi Shakya's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-109	Krishnagopal Joshi's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-110	Pu?vaha	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-111	Sakulan Pati	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-112	Inacho Pati	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-113	Mahadevsthan	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-114	TripurasundarI Pith	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-115	Jaladroni Inar	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-116	Gupuhiti	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-117	Narasimha Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-118	Dabali (Bhimsen Dabali Nasmana Dabali and Taumadi Dabali)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Dabali (Bhimsen Dabali Nasmana Dabali and Taumadi Dabali) Upload Photo
NP-BT-119	Bhubaneswari	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-120	Chyamain Pavilion	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-121	Itta Chapali (Sattal)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-122	Badrinath Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′20″N85°25′39″E / 27.6721496°N 85.4276194°E / 27.6721496; 85.4276194 (SL. No. NP-BT-122)	Badrinath Temple More images Upload Photo
NP-BT-123	Jagannath Temple	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-124	Dhanavinayak Ganesh	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-125	Dhungedhara	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-126	Indrayani Temple (Dya Chhen)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′21″N85°25′37″E / 27.6723914°N 85.4269533°E / 27.6723914; 85.4269533 (SL. No. NP-BT-126)	Upload Photo
NP-BT-127	Uma Maheshwar	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-128	Indrayni Pith	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-129	Jhaurvahi (Dipankar Vihar)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-130	Narayan Mandir	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-131	Narayan Mandir	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-132	Guruju Priwarko Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-133	Indraprasad Jhonchhe's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-134	Tulsibhakta Prdhananga's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-135	Dandapani Vaidya's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-136	Gopal Bhoju's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-137	Pitambar Karmacharya's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-138	Manandhar Priwar's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-139	Govind Malla including Mahesh Malla's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-140	Belbhakta Joshi's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-141	Shivprasad Vaidya's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-142	Mahendralal Yach's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-143	AshaRam Dwaju's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-144	Unknown Person's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-145	Hada Priwar's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-146	Radio Baje's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-147	Unknown Person's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-148	Unknown Person's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-149	Ratnraj Rajopadhya's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-150	Rajopadyays' Agamchhen	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-151	Unknown Person's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-152	Baje's Home	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur		Upload Photo
NP-BT-153	Siddha Pokhari (Ta Pukhu)	Bhaktapur Municipality	Bhaktapur	27°40′18″N85°25′12″E / 27.6717055°N 85.4200514°E / 27.6717055; 85.4200514 (SL. No. NP-BT-153)	Siddha Pokhari (Ta Pukhu) More images Upload Photo

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The architectural heritage of Kathmandu city is integral to that of the Kathmandu valley since all monuments have evolved over centuries of craftsmanship influenced by Hindu and Buddhist religious practices. The architectural treasure of the Kathmandu valley has been categorized under the well known seven groups of heritage monuments and buildings. In 2006, UNESCO declared these seven groups of monuments as a World Heritage Site (WHS). The seven monuments zones cover an area of 188.95 hectares, with the buffer zone extending to 239.34 hectares. The Seven Monument Zones (Mzs) inscribed originally in 1979 with a minor modification in inscribed year as 2006, are: Five monuments in Kathmandu – Durbar square of Hanuman Dhoka, Hindu temples of Pashupatinath and Changunarayan, the Buddha stupas of Swayambu and Boudhanath; and two monuments outside Kathmandu city limits, in the satellite towns of Patan and Bhktapur – Durbar square at Patan, Durbar square at Bhaktapur. Brief details of the five Kathmandu city monuments are elaborated here.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square, locally known as Khwopa Lyaku is the royal palace of the old Bhaktapur Kingdom, 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Reasonably, it is grounded within the area of 6.52 square miles yet it has numerous temples and wow monuments.

Patan Durbar Square 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. One of its attractions is the ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided.

Rajopadhyaya is one of the five groups of Bramhans in Nepal. Witzel (1986) identifies the following five groups of Bramhans in Nepal-

the Newārī-speaking Rājopādhyāya Bramhan
the Nepāli-speaking Kumāī Bramhan
the Nepāli-speaking Pūrbiya Bramhan
the Maithilī-speaking Maithil Bramhan
the Bhaṭṭa Bramhan from South India as priests of Pashupatinath Temple

Maru is a historic neighborhood in central Kathmandu, Nepal and one of the most important cultural spots in the city. It is linked with the origin of the name Kathmandu, and forms part of what is generically known as Durbar Square, the old royal palace complexes of temples, shrines and palace buildings all of which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust (KVPT) is an independent organization working to safeguard the historic architecture of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. KVPT was founded in 1991 by architectural historian Eduard Sekler, then team leader of the UNESCO Campaign to Safeguard the Cultural Heritage of the Kathmandu Valley, and is run by a team of Nepali architects and craftspeople in Patan, working closely with the Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology. Over the past two decades, KVPT has saved over 50 buildings throughout the valley including rest-houses, temples, monasteries, stepwells, palaces and homes. Seismic retrofit is an important component of almost every restoration project. Since 2006, KVPT has been working primarily on the complete restoration and adaptive re-use of the abandoned palace complex adjoining Patan Durbar Square.

References

↑ Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology (2004). भक्तपुर दरवार संरक्षित स्मारक क्षेत्रका वर्गीकृत स्मारकहरूको विवरण[Details of Categorized Monuments in Bhaktapur Palace Protected Heritage Site] (in Nepali). Bhaktapur: Government of Nepal, Ministry of Federal affairs, Constitutient Assembly, Parliamentary System and Culture, Department of Archaeology.
↑ Bhaktapur Durbar Square nepalandbeyond.com Archived January 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Kathmandu Valley". UNESCO Heritage Sites. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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[doahanuman-1] Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology (2004). भक्तपुर दरवार संरक्षित स्मारक क्षेत्रका वर्गीकृत स्मारकहरूको विवरण[Details of Categorized Monuments in Bhaktapur Palace Protected Heritage Site] (in Nepali). Bhaktapur: Government of Nepal, Ministry of Federal affairs, Constitutient Assembly, Parliamentary System and Culture, Department of Archaeology.

[2] Bhaktapur Durbar Square nepalandbeyond.com Archived January 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Kathmandu Valley". UNESCO Heritage Sites. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 31 August 2017.

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List of monuments in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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