Presentation on

SATTAL
 PURBANCHAL UNIVERSITY

KANTIPUR INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE

LUBHOO-8 LALITPUR

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

TITLE : SATTAL

SUBJECT : NEPALESE ARCHITECTURE

SUBMITTED BY : SUBMITTED TO :

UNNATI THAPA SAMIKSHA ADHIKARI

B.ARCH(II/I)

DATE :22-02-2078
 SATTAL
Sattal is a public place including
broad variety of buildings generally
used for night stay or rest for
visitors , travelers , gurus and
sadhu.
Sattal is the expanded form of pati
which comprises several story
erected over a basic plan .
Base plan consists of mandapa and
pati .
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 HISTORY & USES
In early period , sattals are mainly used by travelers ,
gurus and sadhu for night stay or rest .
Idols and shrines aren’t incorporated into the original
design .
Some sattal like Manimandapa is the place where the
king were crowned .
It is used as a meeting place for priests and astrologers.
 Later, Sattals are converted to storage and only used
occasionally .
 MATERIALS USED
 STONE CARVED WOODEN COLUMN
 BRICK WOODEN RAFTER
 MUD(CLAY) WEATHER SHIELD
 WOOD(TIMBER)
 BAMBOO
 BURNED BRICK
 PLANKS
 TILES
 JHINGATI
 ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE
 There is huge application of traditional Newari architecture in sattal .
 Maximum use of timber-flooring ,wall cladding , structures door & window ,struts
etc.
 Presence of odd number of Bey , carved posts & meth.
METH

BEYS
 CARVINGS

WINDOWS &CORNICE DETAIL

BEAM DETAILS
COLUMN DETAILS

CHRONICS CAPITAL& COLUMN

 SMALL TIKIJHYA FOR AIR CIRCULATION

ROOF SUPPORTED
BY STRUTS
&WOODEN BEAMS

ROOF TOP
CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
PLAIN MERTAL PLATE USED
AND BUILDING
TECHNIQUES
CLASSIFICATION OF SATTAL
Sattal is mainly three types
depending upon on the basic plan
.
Things that make sattal evidently 2)SATAL
different are 1)SATAL
OF
OF PATI
MANDAPA
Ground floor plan is either square or TYPE
rectangular. TYPE
By the lay-out(open hall and room 3)SATAL
division) OF
Due to height or number of storeys . HOUSE
TYPE
Structural appearance of sattal.
 SATTAL OF PATI TYPE
Structure of sattal is two storied based on single storey pati . Example :Sundhara
sattal

SUNDHARA SATTAL(golden water spout)

 it was built in 1700 A.D. by raja Yoganarendra Malla of Patan which is two
storey based on single storey pati .
 Ground floor constitutes a rectangular

Platform covered with wooden planks.

 Front façade features a blind wall about

half a storey.
 Top floor is extended on three sides by

Balcony enclosed with latticed grills .

Dharmashalas that are erected in the style of sundhara sattal are

1)Patan durbar square

 Built by Shrinivasa Malla in 1678 A.D.
 Called Lamo pati or Tahaphale

2)Bhadgaun durbar square

 Built by Jitamitra Malla in 1682 A.D.
SATTAL OF MANDAPA TYPE
Mandapa is a square, single or
several storeyed building which
has mainly designed to be used
as a community or reception
hall.
It is free standing open pavilion.
Examples :Manimandapa,
Indra sattal, Mandapa of Chai
Bahal Tol , Kasthamandapa
 1)MANIMANDAPA

 It is located near the Northern wings of

Patan palace which was originally erected
as a Sabha Mandapa &renovated in
1701A.D. by Raja Yoganarendra Malla .
 It was the meeting place for priests &
astrologers.
 The king of patan were crowned.
 2)INDRA SATTAL

 It was located at the center of small

Newari village of khadpu
(shrikandapura) in the Banepa
valley.
 It was of two storeyed building
which was set on 16th supporting
column.
 3)Mandapa of Chai Bahal Tol

 It is situated at Chai Bahal Tol Patan

consists of four column .
 It consists only four column and
doesn’t seem older than 200 yrs.
 4)KASTHAMANDAPA
 Kasthamandapa is the largest ,oldest and best mandapa located at Kathmandu
valley since Lichhavi period.it is unique in form & structure.
 It is erected on a base of 18.70m*18.73m &16.30 in height.
 The name kasthamandapa was used in 1143A.D. later in 16th century it is known
as Aru Sattal because of its location at Maru Tol .
 The construction is unique containing three storeys with open hall having no
division of rooms and cellas .
 Four 7m high center posts appear to be the oldest surviving timber structurein
the valley.
 First floor contains four massive wooden posts and a square of twenty post form
the structure in 2nd floor.
 Three roofs are covered with traditional tiles ,the brickwork is plastered and
whitewashed and the timber is unpainted.
SATTAL OF HOUSE TYPE
This kinds of sattal have no original function and name due to the partly addition
of shrines & its uses for religious functions over the centuries .
Examples :Laxminarayan Sattal ,Detrya Dega ,Café D Natayapola
1)LAXMINARAYAN SATTAL
It is good example of house type sattal
and appears to have been built in the
16th century .
The ground floor consists of rectangular
rooms with an open verandah which is
raised on 50cm high platform.
Second floor consists a central room at
the core .
On the top floor ,there is a central room
extended on four sides by balcony.
Attics is supported by the north wall and
a hipped roof covers the building.
DETRYA DEGA(idol of Shiva , Brahma & Vishnu)
It is the combination of house type sattal
and a temple which isn’t the original
design, temple was added later.
It was the mandapa in Tachapal Tol in
Bhadgaun.
Nowadays it is known as Dattatrey Dega
Temple due to the temple house which
was later added to the front of this
mandapa.
According to a stone inscription 5 , ‘a
small shrines was built on the spot
where a famous Guru died &later
enlarged as a Chapahra (chapel) by king
Yaksha Malla. Later Biswa Malla built a
three –storeyed temple for Dattatreya .
CONCLUSION
All in all, sattal is a rest house designed with grand
application of traditional Newari architecture. In early period , it was
built not only for transient traveler but also for the longer sojourns to
provide place where they can rest and stay at night safely. The addition
of idols and shrines make sattal more specific and functional. It was the
best place for reception ,gathering and performing religious and
auspicious program . Sattal reflects the importance of art, architecture
and settlement around the buildings in its early establishment. Today
,most of the sattals are used for business purposes and demoralized into
vegetables stalls ,café etc.
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