Newar architecture
Newar architecture or Newa architecture is an indigenous style of architecture used by the
Pagoda temples
A few of the most prominent Newari-style pagodas include:
- Chandeshwori Temple
- Changu Narayan Temple
- Kasthamandap Sattal
- Kathmandu Durbar Square - The nine storied Palace
- Kumbheshwar Temple
- Muktinath Temple
- Naradevi Temple
- Narayanhity Royal Palace
- Nhugha Dega Temple
- Nyatapola Temple
- Pashupatinath Temple
- Taleju Bhawani temple
See also
References
- ^ American University (May 1964). "Architecture". Area Handbook for Nepal (with Sikkim and Bhutan). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 22 March 2024. Pages 105–106.
- ISBN 1-870838-76-9. Page 50.
- ^ "Kathmandu Valley: Long Description". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ISBN 978-1932476545.
- ISSN 0970-2369.
- ^ Weiler, Katharina Maria Lucia (2009). "The Neoclassical Residences of the Newars in Nepal. Transcultural Flows in the Early 20th Century Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley".
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Further reading
- Slusser, Mary Shepherd. Nepal Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley (Two Volumes), Princeton University Press 1982. ISBN 9780691031286
- Pruscha, Carl. Kathmandu Valley - The Preservation of Physical Environment and Cultural Heritage - A Protective Inventory, Vol. 2, Wien 1975
- Korn, Wolfgang. The Traditional Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley, Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1979
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