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Nepal HOA
Nepal HOA
Nepal HOA
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Nepal
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Nepalese Architecture
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Nepalese Architecture
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Newar Architecture
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The Great Drigung Kagyud
Lotus Stupa
Lumbini, Nepal
• Stupa constructed by the German
Tara Foundation
• Contains a hollow crown partly
covered in glass, revealing a small
Buddha within
• The domed ceiling of the main
prayer room is covered in Buddhist
murals.
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Swayambhunath Stupa
Kathmandu, Nepal
• An ancient religious architecture atop a hill in the Kathmandu
Valley, west of Kathmandu city.
• Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees’
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Swayambhunath Stupa
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Boudhanath Stupa
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Pasupatinath Temple
• Hindu temple located along Bagmati
River at the northeast of Kathmandu
Valley.
• Constructed by Lichhavi King
Shupuspa in 15th century after the
previous building had been
consumed by termites.
• Beautifully carved wooden rafters on
which they rest (tundal)
• The two-level roofs are of copper
with gold covering.
• The temple resides on a square base
platform with a height of almost
23m from base to pinnacle which is
made of gold.
• It has four main doors, all covered
with silver sheets. 11
Maju Dega
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Maju Dega
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