Kathmandu Darbar Square

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• 4 March, 2013
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Kathmandu, The Capital City of Nepal,located in the central region of Nepal.
Kathmandu’s old name was kastamandap and kantipur. Kastamandap literally means house of wood.Capital of Nepal have three major towns, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu.These three towns make the kathmandu valley which is capital of Nepal.

Nepal is a Nepali speaking hindu country that does not border with any sea. Kathmandu is the gateway to tourism in Nepal. It is also the nerve center of the country’s economy. It has the most advanced infrastructure of any urban area in Nepal, and its economy is focused on tourism.The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres in the bowl-shaped Kathmandu Valley of central Nepal. It is surrounded by four major mountains: Shivapuri, Phulchoki, Nagarjun, and Chandragiri. Kathmandu Valley is part of three districts (Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur), has the highest population density in the country.

The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley is world famous. The seven include the Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu), Patan and Bhaktapur, the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Bauddhanath and the Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu Narayan. Actually The city of Kathmandu was named after the unique temple Kasthamandap that stands in Durbar Square. In Sanskrit, Kastha means “wood” and Mandap means “covered shelter.” This temple, also known as Maru Satal, was built in 1596 by King Laxmi Narsingh Malla. The two-storey structure is made entirely of wood, and uses no iron nails or supports. According to legend, all the timber used to build this pagoda was obtained from a single tree.