Durbar Square
{{Short description|Plazas by the old royal palaces in Nepal}}
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Durbar Square or royal Squares in English, is the generic name that refers to the plazas and areas opposite the old royal palaces in Nepal. The name comes from Persian دربار (Darbar). The durbar squares are full of temples, idols, open courts, water fountains and much more. Before the Unification of Nepal, Nepal consisted of smaller independent kingdoms, and Durbar Squares are some prominent remnants of those old kingdoms in Nepal. There are three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, belonging to the three Newar kingdoms who were situated there before unification, are most famous: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, and Bhaktapur Durbar Square. All three of these landmarks are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.These sites had received significant damage due to the devastating earthquake of 2015 but most structures still remain or were reconstructed.
Further reading
- von Schroeder, Ulrich. 2019. Nepalese Stone Sculptures. Volume One: Hindu; Volume Two: Buddhist. (Visual Dharma Publications). {{ISBN|978-3-033-06381-5}}. Contains SD card with 15,000 digital photographs of Nepalese sculptures and other subjects as public domain.
Gallery
Kathmandu-Durbar Square-38-Maju Dega-Narayana-Shiva Parvati Mandir-2013-gje.jpg|Maju Dega-Narayana-Shiva Parvati
Kathmandu-Durbar Square-10-Pratapamalla-Jagannath-2013-gje.jpg|Pratapamalla-Jagannath
Kathmandu-Bhimeshwara-04-Garuda-2013-gje.jpg|Bhimeshwara-Garuda
Kathmandu-Maju Dega-04-Kamadev-2007-gje.jpg|Maju Dega-Kamadev
File:Taleju Temple (17231063613) (cropped).jpg|Taleju
Kathmandu-Chyasin Dega-04-Saraswati-2007-gje.jpg|Saraswati-Chyasin Dega
Kathmandu-Gaddi Baithak-06-Festwagen-Erdbebenschaden-2015-gje.jpg|Gaddi Baithak
Kathmandu-Durbar Square-92-Souvenierladen-2007-gje.jpg|Souvenirs
File:Kathmandu Darbar0511.JPG|Bhagwati Temple (left), Big Bell or Taleju Bell, small Vishnu Temple (right), Kathmandu
File:Patan Durbar Square 2007-12-0278 (2580566218).jpg|Patan Durbar Square
File:Patan Durbar Square 2007-12-0282 (2579737535).jpg|Patan Durbar Square
See also
- Durbar (court)
- Kathmandu Durbar Square
- Patan Durbar Square
- Bhaktapur Durbar Square
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