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The
city lies about 5 km from the
Kathmandu. It is a city of Budhist
monuments, Hindu temples and fine
wood carvings. Lalitpur is the
another name of this city which
'means the city of beauty'. The city
is known as the paradise of fine
arts.
Places to see in Patan
Patan Durbar Square: This
durbar square located in Patan is a
Patan Durbar has many famous sites
and unique architectures. Krishna
Mandi, Bhimsen temple, Hiranya Varna
Mahabhihar are just a few among the
temples offering you an ecstasy of
paintings, wood and metal carvings.
The Sundari Chowk contains exquisite
samples of woodcarvings, stone and
metal sculpture. Patan Dubar Square
and the Himalaya that can be seen at
a distance make an enchanting scene.
A half-day sightseeing tour of the
Patan city is highly recommended.
Patan Museum:
Offers an opportunity to view
remainings of the ancient palace of
Malla Kings, and some of the most
beautiful wood and stone carving
works in the world. Museum covers a
long history and living traditions
of Nepal and is a-must-see for
tourists to learn more about Nepali
craftsmanship and their traditions.
Krishna Mandir: A king dreams
of God Krishna and Goddess Radhan
standing in front of a temple. Next
day, turning dreams into a reality,
a finest stone wrought monument is
born! The Krishna temple located on
the west side of the Patan Durbar
Square, was built in 1637 by the
King Siddhi Narsingha Malla. The
temple holds a great position in the
Patan palace, it is also the only
temple in Nepal which as 21 shrines
and is completely made of stone, and
fine carvings. The temple has three
floors, Krishna, Shiva, Lokeshwor
are enshrined in first, second and
third floor respectively. During the
Krishnastami, the lord Krishna's
birthday, the temple is the
destination of thousands of
worshippers from around the country.
The temple is beautifully lighted by
thousands of oil lamps during the
festival.
Mahabouddha: The temple is
dedicated to Gautam Buddha. The
temple was built by Pandit Abhaya
Raj, a Buddhist architect, and more
interesting thing about the temple
is that every single brick has
Buddha engraved in it. There are
nearly one thousand bricks of Buddha
in the temple!
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar: This
three storey gloden pagoda is
located about 650 feet from the
Patan Durbar Suare. It has the
images of Lord Buddha and large
prayer wheels. The pagoda is also
knwon as Kwa Bahal or Suwarna
Mahavihar or Golden temple.
Kumbheshowr: A good five
storeyed temple in the valley
portraying fine arts. An annual
festival is held here once every
year.
Jagat Narayan Temple: A
temple of Lord Vishnu, made of red
bricks. It has fine images of stone
and an artistic metal statue of
Garuda on a stone pillar.
Rudra Varna Mahavihar: A
Buddhist monastery containing a
collection of images and statues in
stone, wood and metal and also the
treasures offered by king's
devotees. In ancient times, Nepal's
kings were crowned in this
monastery.
Ashoka Stupas: Stupas known
to have been built in 250 BC by the
Ashoka Emeror are located in
Pulchowk, Lagankehl, Ebahil and in
Teat all of which act as an evidence
to this city's ancient religious
importance.
Machhendra Nath: Also known
as Avalokiteshowr and Adinath
Lokeshwor, is a pagoda that is
housed here in Patan for every six
months each year and plays an
important role in keeping the
ancient traditions alive.
Godavari: Situated at the
foothils of Phulchoki, this place is
surrounded by gardens and flowers.
It is an ideal place for picnic and
hangouts for people of Kathmandu
Valley
Phulchowki: 10 KM away from
Patan, this 2759 mters high spot is
good for hiking. The Guranse flower
(Ghododendrons) of white to dark red
can be seen here.
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