The Durbar Area Of Bhaktapur

Bhaktapur city has different cultural heritages. Some of them have also been listed under UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE which are making Nepal and Nepalese famous all over the world. One of the heritages which has been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage is The Bhaktapur Durbar Area.

Bhaktapur Durbar Area is such a place where you can get the satisfaction of travelling that you need in your life everytime. This place has such a magic that it may make a frustrated and unhappy person satisfied and happy. This place gives a person joy and can take out his/her sorrow and depression away from his/her heart and mind. Truly, this place is amazing and incredible full of beauty and happiness.

Bhaktapur Durbar Area consists of different aspects or factors which makes this place full of beauty. First of all, the main attraction of this place, i.e., the Fifty-Five Windowed Palace makes this place a part of paradise or heaven. This palace contains exactly Fifty-Five windows. These windows are made in traditional style of making windows of Nepal. Some of them are traditional Peacock Windows a.k.a.  AANKHIJHYANL in Nepali language. The windows are full of Nepali art of carving in wood. The building is also made up of  sharp edged bricks a.k.a. daachi appa  in Newari Language. Similarly, the another attraction of this area is the Golden Gate which is a true model of Nepalese metal carving and metal works. This gate also consists of  of statues of gods and goddesses of Hindu people. This gate is coloured with golden colour so it is called Golden Gate. Similarly the Shikhar styled Krishna Temple is another attraction of this place. This temple is constructed on the basis of the Krishna Temple of Lalitpur. Similarly the Taleju Temple is the strict temple of this place. Here, only Hindus are allowed to go in. Likewise, the  Kaashi Jaggannath Temple and other temples are also the attractions of this  place. It is told that most of the things of this place were constructed by Malla King Bhupatindra Malla, so he  himself made his statue on the top of a tall pillar to make the people memorize him and his love and respect towards art.

Thus, Bhaktapur Durbar Area is a complete package of art and beauty. This place can be taken as a piece of the Heaven or Paradise. Here are some photographs of Bhaktapur Durbar Area...................