Situated in the heart of the city
constitutes the focus of visitor's
attraction. The Square is full of
ancient Palaces, temples, and shrines,
noted for their exquisite carvings.
The Patan Durbar square consists of
three main Chowks or courtyards, the
Central Mul Cowk, Sundaru Chowk and
Keshav Narayan Chowk. The Cundari
Chowk holds in its center a master
piece of stone architecture, the Royal
bath called Tushahity.
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SIGHTSEEING
PLACES AROUND DURBAR SQUARE
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Krishna Mandir :
Built in the seventeenth century,
the temple of Lord Krishna holds a
commanding position in the palace
complex of Patan. It is supposed to
be the first specimen of shikhara
style architecture in Nepal. It is
the only temple in Nepal having 21spires
and is completely made of stone.
Mahaboudha :
A little further east from Patan Durbar
Square lies this Buddhist temple made
of clay bricks in which thousands
of images of Lord Buddha engraved.
The terra-cotta structure is one of
the fourteenth century Nepalese architectural
masterpieces.
Hiranya Verna Mahavihar
:
Located inside Kwabahal, this three
storey golden pagoda of Lokeshwor
(Lord Buddha) was built in the twelfth
century by King Bhaskar Verma. Inside
the upper stores of the pagoda, are
the golden image of Lord Buddha and
a large prayer wheel.
Kumbheshwor :
This fine tiered only 5 storied temple
of Lord Shiva in Patan was built during
the reign of King Jayasthiti Malla.
A fair is held here on the Janai Poornima
day in August.
Jagatnarayan Temple
:
Situated at Sankhmul, this tall, Imposing
temple of Lord Vishnu. The Temple
has many fine images of stone and
an artistic metal statue of Garuda
on a stone pillar.
Rudra varna Mahavihar
:
This unique Buddhist monastery contains
fine and amazing collection of images
and statues in metal, stone and wood.
It is believed that the Kings in the
ancient times were crowned in this
monastery. Many of the treasures offered
by the devotees can be seen here even
today.
The Ashokan Stupas
:
There are four ancient Stupas popularly
believed to have been built in 250
B. C. by Emperor Ashoka at the four
corners of Patan. The four Stupas
are situated in Pulchowk, Lagankhel,
Ebahi and in Teta (way to Sano Gaon)
respectively. These Stupas give evidence
to the city's ancient religious importance.
Achheswor Mahavihar
:
It was established towards the beginning
of the seventeenth century by one
Achheshwor by building a temple to
house and idol of Lord Buddha. The
Mahavihar has recently been reconstructed.
Situated behind the Ashokan Stupa
Pulchowk, the Mahabihar commands a
beautiful view of the Kathmandu Valley.
Temple of Machhendranath
and Minnath :
The pagoda of Red Machhendranath built
in 1408 A. D. is situated in Tabahal.
For six months the deity is taken
to its other shrine in Bungmati. The
Temple of Minnath is situated in Tangal
on the way to Tabahal.
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TIBETAN
RE-SETTLEMENT CAMP
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This is a busy Tibetan settlement
with a Bahayan Buddhist monastery
running a woolen carpet industry is
today a big responsible job of the
Tibetan society. “Jawalakhel
Handicraft Center Pvt. Ltd.”
Is a typical pioneer Tibetan carpet
manufacturer the factory of which
stands the biggest in Lalitpur district.
It is an extremely interesting place
where one can keenly observe the technical
process of spinning, dyeing and weaving
of Shangrila rugs performed by perfect
Tibetan hands. This center has a well-stocked
show-room plus sales room from which
purchases can be swiftly freighted
to any destination of the world. Apart
from these, the town is abound of
several other public shops carrying
Tibetan curios, garments, novelties,
Jewelries, etc. .
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PATAN
INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
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Patan Industrial Estate is situated
at Lagankhel in Lalitpur(Patan) near
Sat Dobato. This Industrial Estate
is well known for Nepali Handicrafts
such as Wood carvings, Metal crafts,
Carpets, and Thangka paintings. For
the convenience of the tourists there
is a shopping arcade where all the
handicraft products of the Estate
are exhibited in the shopping arcade.
Note
: Monumental Area Entrance
fees at present Rs. 200 p.p.
