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Kathmandu Valley

Nepal
Date of Inscription: 1979
Minor modification inscribed year: 2006
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vi)
Property : 167.3700 ha
Buffer zone: 70.2900 ha
Kathmandu Valley
N27 42 14.22 E85 18 30.888
Ref: 121bis

Brief Description

The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley is world famous. The seven include the Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu), Patan and Bhaktapur, the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Bauddhanath and the Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu Narayan.

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