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Patan Durbar Square |
This is the best known for its rich cultural heritage, particularly its tradition of arts and crafts. It is called the city of festival and feast, fine ancient art, making of metallic and stone carving statue.
Some renowned places of Lalitpur to visit are as follows:
- Patan Durbar Square: The palace square and residence of the Malla rulers of Patan state which now houses a museum.
- Patan Dhoka: One of the historical entrances to the old city.
- Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara: A Buddhist temple known locally as Golden Temple.
- Mahabouddha Temple: Also known as 1000 Buddha Temple modeled liked the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya.
- Kumbheshwar Temple: A Shiva temple with two ponds whose water is believed to come from Gosaikunda.
- Banglamukhi Temple: A temple which is one of the ten maha vidya's (great wisdom goddesses) in Hinduism.
- Ratnakar Mahavihar: Also known as Ha Baha, the vihara complex is the official residence of the Kumari of Patan.
- Krishna Mandir: One of the most beautiful stone temples of Nepal built by King Siddhinarsingh Malla in the 16th century.
- Central Zoo: Central Zoo was established in 1932 by Rana Prime Minister Juddha Shumser as a private zoo, it is only zoo in entire Nepal.
- Park Gallery: an artist-run space founded in 1970.
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