West Gate

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Bhairabnath Mandir

Taumadhi Square, Nepal

Durbar Square

Bahktapur, Nepal

Batsala Durga

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Door Detail

Nyatapola Mandir

Small Buddhist Shrine

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Bhupatindra Malla Pillar

Durbar Square, Bahktapur, Nepal

Bhairab

legend has it that one of the sculptors in this city has his hands chopped off so he would not replicate his work in Kathmandu

Newari Door

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Window Carving Detail

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Nyatapola Temple

"nyata" means five stepped

Main Square, City of Devotees

founded 9th Century

Palace of 55 Windows

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Detail

Nyatapola Mandir

Sidestreet

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal

(l-r) Vatsala Shikhara, Taleju Bell, Bupathindre Pillar, Siddhi Lakshmi Temple, Vatsala Temple

Worship Bell 2

Bahktapur, Nepal

West End Statuary

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Renovations

etrance fees are used to finance the many restorations of this historic city

Worship Bell

Bahktapur, Nepal

Statuary

National Art Museum of Nepal, Bahktapur

Detail

Palace of 55 Windows

Guardians of Nyatapola Mandir

each pair is supposed to be ten times as powerful as the pair below

Alley

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Pashupati Mandir

this is the oldest structure in Bhaktapur

Newari Architecture

Bahktapur, Nepal

Bhairab

legend has it that one of the sculptors in this city has his hands chopped off so he would not replicate his work in Kathmandu

Siddhi Lackshmi Mandir

with Silu Mahadev in the background

Parker and a Drunken Stranger

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Cloud Nine Restaurant

Bahktapur, Nepal

Guardian Statue

Siddhi Lakshmi Temple

Newari Door

Bhaktapur, Nepal