Durbar Square Bhaktapur Map
Bhaktapur Durbar Square is the heart of the best-preserved of the three royal cities of the Kathmandu Valley, with palaces, temples and traditional brick streets.
Key Facts
TypeHeritage
LocationBhaktapur
DistrictBhaktapur
ProvinceBagmati
Coordinates27.6722° N, 85.4279° E
About Durbar Square Bhaktapur
Highlights include the 55-Window Palace, the Golden Gate, the five-storey Nyatapola Temple on nearby Taumadhi Square and Dattatreya Square, known for its woodcarving. Bhaktapur is also famous for pottery and for juju dhau, a sweet yoghurt. Foreign visitors pay an entry fee to the old town.
Bhaktapur is part of the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site, about 13 km east of Kathmandu. See the Bhaktapur city map.
Nearby
- Pashupatinath Temple - Sacred Hindu temple, UNESCO site
- Boudhanath Stupa - One of largest stupas in world
- Swayambhunath - Monkey Temple, ancient stupa
- Durbar Square Kathmandu - Royal palace complex, UNESCO site
- Durbar Square Patan - Ancient Newari architecture
- Nagarkot - Himalayan viewpoint near Kathmandu
- Gosaikunda - Sacred alpine lake
- Kathmandu - Capital city of Nepal
- Lalitpur - City of fine arts, ancient Patan
- Bhaktapur - City of Devotees, UNESCO site
- Hetauda - Industrial city, Bagmati capital