Patan Durbar Square(world heritage sites)

Patan Durbar Square

Patan also known as Lalitpur means the city of arts. It is located across the river Bagmati only five kilometers south of Kathmandu City Center. This city founded in 3^rd century, by King Veera Dev, has a distinction of being the home of the finest craft and is considered as an oldest city of all the three cities of Kathmandu Valley. Most of the monuments in this square date back to the medieval Malla Period from 16^th to 18^th century and the monuments in the area are mostly credited to King Siddhi Narsingh Mall, Shri Niwas Mall and Yog Narendra Mall. Main chowks (courtyards); Patan Durbar Square consists of three main courtyards –Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Mani Keshab Narayan Chowk which houses the Patan Museum. The Sundari Chowk built by King Siddhi Narsingh Mall in 1647 A.D. contains the master piece of stone sculpture. Some of the famous monuments are listed as below:

Prominent Monuments:

1. Bhimsen Temple,
2. Vishwa Nath Temple,
3. Jagatnarayan Temple,
4. Harishankar Temple,
5. Taleju Temple,
6. Stone Column,
7. Krishna Mandir,
8. Golden Temple,
9. Kumbheshwor Temple,
10. Mahaboudha.   

Patan Durbar Square