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locally known by Khwopa—is world renowned for its elegant art, fabulous
culture and indigenous lifestyle. For its majestic monuments, colorful
festivals and the native Newars best known for their long history of
craftsmanship, the ancient city is also variously known as the "City of
Culture", the "Living Heritage" and "Nepal’s Cultural Gem". Given such
unequaled opulence in ancient art and culture, Bhaktapur is more like an
open museum, and the ambiance here is such that it instantly transports
visitors back by centuries the moment they step into its territory.
Bhaktapur has its gem in the Durbar Square—a World Heritage site listed by
the UNESCO. Strewn with unique palaces, temples and monasteries best
admired for their exquisite artworks in wood, metal and stone, the
palatial enclave has bewitched pilgrims and travelers for centuries. Yet,
they are not all though. Adding to the mesmerizing environs is the holy
Himalaya that makes the backdrop of the city. Stretching all along the
township, the panoramic Himalaya levitates in the skyline as if to keep
vigilance on the city’s enviable beauty and splendor.
Bhaktapur, at 1,401 meters above sea level, spreads over an area of 6.88
square kilometers. It grows from a collection of villages strung along the
old trade route between India and Tibet. The capital city of the Greater
Malla Kingdom till the 15th century AD, Bhaktapur was founded in the 12th
century by King Ananda Malla, but it was only in the early 18th century
that this city took its present shape. It was at that time that many of
Bhaktapur’s greatest monuments were built by the then Malla rulers.
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