Patan Durbar Square
The centre of old Patan, a square of stone and brick temples facing the palace where the Malla kings of Lalitpur lived. It is one of the Kathmandu Valley's three Durbar Squares on the UNESCO list, and the richest in Newar woodcarving and metalwork.
- Where
- Patan, Bagmati, Nepal
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.6731, 85.3257
Get the Patan Durbar Square stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Patan Durbar Square. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bagmati volume with your photos and a note.
Near Patan Durbar Square
Patan Museum 0.1 km
A museum of Nepal's sacred art in Keshav Narayan Chowk, an old residential court of the Malla palace in Patan Durbar Square. Opened in 1997 after restoration by the Austrian architect Götz Hagmüller, it is often counted among the finest museums in South Asia.
Golden Temple, Patan 0.3 km
A historic Buddhist monastery in Patan whose name means gold-coloured great monastery, for its gilded roofs and facade. Tucked inside a courtyard off a quiet lane, it is still an active place of worship for the Newar Buddhist community.
Kumbheshwar Temple 0.4 km
The oldest temple in Patan, built in the 14th century by King Jayasthiti Malla, 200 metres north of Durbar Square. Its five roofs make it one of only two free-standing five-tier temples in the valley, and a large Nandi faces its door.
Dharahara 3.4 km
A white tower rising over Sundhara in central Kathmandu, first built in 1832 by Bhimsen Thapa at the command of Queen Lalit Tripurasundari. It has fallen and been rebuilt several times, and still serves as a lookout over the city.
Hanuman Dhoka Palace 3.9 km
The royal palace of the Malla kings and later the Shah dynasty, in the middle of Kathmandu Durbar Square. It takes its name from the stone Hanuman, draped in red cloth, that guards the main gate: dhoka means door in Nepali.
Kathmandu Durbar Square 3.9 km
The old royal heart of Kathmandu, a crowd of pagoda temples, courtyards and palace wings in front of Hanuman Dhoka. It is one of the valley's three Durbar Squares on the UNESCO World Heritage list, and the house of the Kumari, the living goddess, stands at its edge.
Taleju Temple 3.9 km
The tallest temple in Kathmandu Durbar Square, built in 1564 by Mahendra Malla for Taleju Bhawani, the royal goddess of the Malla kings. Its tiered roofs rise over the palace, and its inner shrine opens only once a year, during Dashain.
Kasthamandap 4.0 km
A wooden temple and public shelter in Kathmandu Durbar Square, with parts once dated to the 7th century. Kathmandu is said to take its name from it, the wooden pavilion, and it has been rebuilt after it fell in 2015.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Bagmati
Questions
Where is Patan Durbar Square?
Patan Durbar Square is in Patan, Bagmati, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Patan Museum (0.1 km), Golden Temple, Patan (0.3 km), Kumbheshwar Temple (0.4 km).
How do I get the Patan Durbar Square stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Patan Durbar Square and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bagmati volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Patan Durbar Square before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bagmati volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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