Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal - Warning: Image rich post.

[Manfred M]

My wife and I spent a couple of hours wandering through Kathmandu's Durbar Square, while we were in Nepal last Novemeber (2014). News reports suggest this part of Kathmandu may have been completely destroyed by yesterday's earthquake. I'm posting these images to show what the world has lost.

I wanted to show the buildings, the people who were there and some of the details of the place. Durbar Squares can be seen in other towns in Nepal; they are a collection of royal buildings that the local kings had erected.

Kathmandu's Durbar Square is (was?) a UNESCO World Heritage Site.




1. Buildings on the outskirts of the Durbar Square






2. UNSESCO World Heritage Site sign with the history of this place.






3. The pigeons (and young children chasing them) at Durbar Square.






4. Buildings in Durbar Square.





5. Buildings in Durbar Square.





6. Shrine in Durbar Square






7. Building detail (wall)





8. Building Detail





9. Metalwork (brass) in the square





10. Rickshaws and their drivers





11. Mother and child sitting on the steps at Durbar Square





12. Students hanging out at Durbar Square





13. Nepalese Ghurka soldier guarding the entrance to the Durbar Square Museum





14. A couple sitting at one of the buildings at Durbar Square









This is what this area looked like shortly after the earthquake (not my image)

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[bnnrcn]

Thanks for sharing Manfred. So sorry about what happened..

[Shadowman]

Very nice series.