Thursday, April 4, 2013

Bhaktapur...Nepal

It is locate 15 km east to ktm and the living museum of Nepali rich art and architecture. Bhaktapur, also known as Bhadgaon is another city of the Kathmandu Valley. It is ancient city with repository of Nepali culture. It has full of numerous temples, palaces, statues and other arts of a glorious past. The city is the store house of Nepali medieval art and architecture. It is regarded as the oldest town of the Valley. It had origin in the shape of a conch shell an emblem of the Hindu God Vishnu by the King Ananda Deva. It is located at an altitude of 1402 m above sea level. Bhaktapur means the “city of devotees” and its traditional arts are pottery and weaving.

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