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Patan Durbar Square

Lalitpur, Nepal

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Patan Durbar Square

A royal square in central Lalitpur, Nepal, lined with Newari temples, palaces and carved wooden windows, part of the UNESCO-listed Kathmandu Valley complex. Visitors walk the brick square, enter the Patan Museum and look at stone and wood carvings.

Highlights

  • Carved wooden windows
  • Krishna Mandir stone carvings
  • Patan Museum exhibits

Good to know

  • Entry ticket covers the museum and temples
  • Traffic runs beside the square

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