Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur is “Nepal’s Cultural Capital.” 

Bhaktapur is filled with monuments, most terra-cotta with carved wood columns, palaces and temples with elaborate carvings, gilded roofs, open courtyards. The city is dotted with pagodas and religious shrines.

Bhaktapur is filled with Hindu and Buddhist religious sites and art. Although the population is primarily Hindu, there are nineteen Buddhist monasteries

In an acknowledgement of its well-preserved heritage, UNESCO designated its historical core as world Heritage site in 1978 AD.

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