Nepal capital, Kathmandu (Kathmandu) (World capitals) Satellite maps
Thousands of people gathered in the capital, Kathmandu, Patan on the old Royal Palace Square to celebrate the Hindu festival of traditional festivals KelishennaNepal capital, Kathmandu (Kathmandu) in the Kathmandu Valley, Bagmati and-Matignon than the mouth of the river.The city surrounded by mountains.North to the Himalayas for the screen, the Indian Ocean to the South Stream, elevation 1,370 meters.Four Seasons spring, a pleasant climate, the average temperature around 20 ℃, is the world-famous tourist attractions.Kathmandu was built in 723 AD, the name of Kantipur, which means "bright city."The 16th century renamed Kathmandu, Nepali "Dumu Temple" was conveyed.12 century AD Lichhavi Dynasty king with a tree on the construction of a Tamiao, after this temple as the central task, making expansion of housing estates, built for the city, which changed its name.In 1768 only for the capital.Size of the city of more than 2,700 temples by, of "the temple city."An area of seven square kilometers of the city, temples, Buddhist, the tower has more than 250 seats, more like a temple housing, as many residents of the Buddha images.Palace Hanuman Dhoka Palace, the new Palace Narayan Xidi Palace, the Palace and the central government buildings lion than Mu Senta, the martyrs are magnificent monuments, and other well-known building.Bagmati Heshenwali the left bank of ancient temples, Sifeng goddess Shiva's wife, snow-capped mountains, temples for the triangular shapes, Dian ridge four golden snake簇拥Baoding, very spectacular.Hanuman Dhoka Palace not far from the west, Jugnauth Temple, the temple by the Mara dynasty of the most ancient inscriptions and statues carved Vishnu is the precious cultural relics, and Yan Jiao top of the Temple-Island, and other special-shaped tile Modern pieces are rare.Bupa booths Delamala the mother of King Lakesimi built in 1690 by the peculiar structure of the Queen Mother Temple.It was built in the 9-storey three-tier platform on the tile canopies of Shiva temple, but the top is a temple spires pagoda in the temple in Nepal as unique.Other well-known as the Swabian Jan cloth pagoda, Thala-female temple, Pasu Pa Dina, and built in the five-story platform on the Temple magic Sanjie, five carved wooden doors of the temple of Shiva Parvati, 3 Zhongyan artistic female temple, octagonal black days of the temple, some layout rigorous, elegant shape, some paintings carved Liang Dong, the magnificent, and some exquisite wood to the temple with statues, some to the front of the temple liu Well-known gold-copper lions, shape and have different characteristics of each.One with a complete, about five meters high the Blackstone Zaocheng black filibustering idol worship, in an on-street, the god of Shiva in disguise.Zuta strange statue of the devil, wearing a skull cap decorated helmet, neck weeping linked to a string of poll Fuxia the skull, six hand grip of the weapon, Chimeiruhuo, giant eyes Yuan Deng, it is fear.This has been like 300 years in the past, civil crime, litigation or dispute, the first here to touch stone, Shibu Kuang statement, and then interrogated Duanan.1980 UNESCO Asia as it will focus on the protection of the 18 city as well.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2003-11/21/content_1191888.htm
Nepal capital, Kathmandu (Kathmandu) geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/10/1 9:40:00)
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