Durbar Square, Kathmandu

Durbar = King's Palace. This is the most recent palace. You may recall that the crown prince massacred the king and the rest of the family (2001, I think). This is where it happened. However, there was an earthquake in 2015 with lots of damage, including royal buildings. These are various views of the palace. 2nd is a Krishna temple. 3rd is a courtyard with pool and a statue of the snake water God. 5th is a lion statue typically with a matching lion at an entry. You can see some scaffolding. Last is a strut supporting a temple eave in the palace complex. There are 84 of them here, each one depicting one of the 84 positions of the Buddhist Kama Sutra. Czytaj więcej