Nepalese Architecture: Narayan Chauk, Patan
Mani Keshar Narayan Chauk (1734)     other sites in Patan    Patan, Nepal

        
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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.  1976

Kumar Lal Joshi and Om Prakash Yadav, SUNDAY POST: The Weekly Magazine Of  The Kathmandu Post
   Kathmandu, Sunday, March 19, 2000  Chaitra 06th, 2056.

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