The popular city of
Kathmandu is the national capital of Nepal and the largest metropolitan area in
the region. The city's history has since the period of about 2000 years when it
was created in the site of a dried lake. A genealogy of Nepalese kings, the
Licchavis and the Mallas ruled over the country land in the olden time.
After Gorkhas was
marked the modern era and who dubbed their kingdom over Nepal and made
Kathmandu its capital. However, the major commercial development in the city was
doing at the Rana regime. The city of Kathmandu is surrounded by four large
peaks of the Himalayas which stand at an altitude of 1400 meters such as Shivapuri, Phulchowki, Nagarjuna and Chandragiri.
The city is a part of
wonderful Kathmandu Valley, along
with its sister cities of Patan and Lalitpur. With its bowl-shaped valley,
located on the north-western, Kathmandu is the ideal place for travellers in
Nepal. There are many historical places that all represent the great and unique
architecture of the city and we sure to say that you can enjoy where a lot more
with your best kathmandu tour packages.
The Durbar Square with its medley of
temples and shrines is the most popular tourist spot in the city. This is the
traditional seat of Nepalese Royals where they are crowned and performed their coronations.
Here is believed to have been built the temple of Kasthamandap in a wood of single tree and after this the city
derives its name.
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visit the most religious and holy shrine, Pashupatinath
temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva
- The Hindu God. This was built in 1696 with a two-tiered golden roof and
silver doors on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River. It worships numerous followers
from all over India yearly.
Boudhnath
Stupa and Swoyambhunath
Stupa are the popular Buddhist temples in Kathmandu. The Swoyambhunath
Stupa was adorned with the Buddha's eyes
and includes many temples and Tibetan monasteries.
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