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Keshar Narayan Chauk (1734)
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The courtyard of Keshav Narayan Chauk was built in 1734. The tiny shrine at the center of the courtyard is dedicated to Vishnu. In 1950, it was used as one of the first public schools in Nepal.
Bibliography:
All images copyright 2001 Kaye Yeo Ahn
http://asianart.com/patan-museum/
Korn,
Wolfgang The Traditional Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley
University Press (Tribhuvan University). Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Kumar Lal Joshi and Om Prakash
Yadav, SUNDAY POST: The Weekly Magazine Of The Kathmandu Post
Kathmandu, Sunday,
March 19, 2000 Chaitra 06th, 2056.