A Wonder of Bhaktapur: The Nyatapola Temple (Five Storeyed Temple)

Bhaktapur city had been ruled by many kings of many dynasties in the ancient time. Among those rules, the rule of Malla kings has been taken as "The Golden Period of Bhaktapur". In this period of Mallas, Bhaktapur looked almost like heaven. That is so because of the rapid development in the field of art. Many statues, temples, gardens, palaces, ponds, etc. were constructed during the Malla rule. Different wonders were constructed during this time. Among those wonders, the Nyatapola Temple or the Five Storeyed Temple is also the one.

The word "Nyatapola" is derived from the two Newari words, i.e., "Nyata" and "pola". The word "Nyata" means five in Newari and the word "pola" means storeys. Thus, due to the structure of this temple this was called Nyatapola as it had five storeys. Nyatapola temple was constructed by a great lover of art, i.e., King Bhupatindra Malla in a place called Taumadhi. He constructed this temple for showing his respect and love over the Nepali art. This temple is constructed in the traditional Pagoda style of architecture. It has five storeys which makes it huge and enormous. And the big stairs in this temple make it even larger than other temples in Bhaktapur. In those stairs there are different statues of animals and people. It is said that these statues protect the temple and the statues of gods. These all are the external structure of this temple. But about its internal structure only some of the people have knowledge as the doors of this temple are not often opened. Most of the people say that there is a huge pond inside this temple. Some people also say that inside this temple there is a cave which leads to another famous place of Bhaktapur, i.e., Suryavinayak, where a big forest with a temple of Lord Ganesh is located. This may be true or may not be. This is a mystery. 

At last, this is a photograph of the Nyatapola temple (Five storeyed Temple) which can give you a view of the beauty of this temple...............