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World Heritage Sites |
World Heritage
Sites In Nepal
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Kathmandu Durbar Square
It is easy to be overwhelmed by the seemingly uncountable
monuments in the Kathmandu Durbar Square. The house of the
Living Goddess, the ferocious Kal Bhairab, the red monkey
god, and hundreds of erotic carvings are a few examples of
the sights at the Square!
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Swayambhunath
The history of the Valley, according to the legends,
begins with Swayambhu, or the "the self-existent". In
times uncharted by history, Bodhisattva Manjusri
came across a beautiful lake during
his travel. He saw a lotus that
emitted brilliant light at the
lake's center,
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Boudhanath
Bouddhanath is among the
largest stupas in South Asia, and it
has become the focal point of
Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. The white
mound looms thirty-six meters
overhead. The stupa is located on
the ancient trade route to Tibet,
and Tibetan merchants rested
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Pashupatinath
Pashupatinath is the holiest
Hindu pilgrimage destination in
Nepal. There are linga images of
Shiva along with statues, shrines,
and temples dedicated to other
deities in the complex. A temple
dedicated to Shiva existed at this
site in AD 879. However, the present
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Patan Durbar Square
The square boasts of many
famous sites and unique
architecture. Krishna Mandir in the
Patan Durbar Square was built to
honor an incarnation of Vishnu.
Krishna fought by the side of the
Pandavs in the Mahabharat war to
assure that truth would prevail.
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is a
conglomeration of pagoda and
shikhara style temples grouped
around a fifty-five window palace of
brick and wood. The square is one of
the most charming architectural
showpieces of the Valley as it
highlights the ancient arts of
Nepal.
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Changu Narayan
Narayan, or Vishnu, is the
preserver of creation to Hindus. His
temple near Changu village is often
described as the most ancient temple
in the Kathmandu Valley. A fifth
century stone inscription, the
oldest to be discovered in Nepal, is
located in the temple compound
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Lumbini
Shakyamuni Buddha was born in
Lumbini, in southern Nepal, twenty
five hundred years ago. Lumbini has
since been a holy ground for
Buddhists all over the world. The
restored garden and surroundings of
Lumbini have the remains of many of
the ancient stupas and monasteries.
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Royal Chitwan National Park
Nepal's first and most famous
national park is situated in the
Chitwan Doon or the lowlands of the
Inner Terai. Covering an area of 932
sq km. the park includes hilly areas
of the Siwalik Range covered by
deciduous sal forest. A fifth of the
park is made up of the floodplains
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Sagarmatha National Park
Unique among natural heritage
sites world-wide is the Sagarmatha
National Park, which includes Mt.
Everest (8,848 m) and other high
peaks such as Lhotse Shar, Cho Oyu,
Ama Dablam, Pumori, Kangtega,
Gyachung Kang, Tharnserku and
Kwangde. Located North
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