Bhaktapur City of Devotees Artmif.lv #1
by Raimond Klavins
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Bhaktapur City of Devotees Artmif.lv #1
Artist
Raimond Klavins
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Photograph
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NEPAL Bhaktapur Kathmandu stupa Swayambhunath Boudhanath MUKTIANTH YATRA 2013 Artmif.lv / Bhaktapur (भक्तपुर) a city in Nepal known variously as City of Culture, Living Heritage, Nepal's Cultural Gem, An open museum and a City of Devotees. Bhaktapur is an ancient city and is renowned for its elegant art, fabulous culture, colorful festivals, traditional dances and indigenous lifestyle of the Newari community. It is just 12 kilometers east of Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, but gives the feeling of prehistoric times given the ambiance of traditional homes, lifestyles and environment. The conch shaped historic city is spread over an area of just 6.88 square kilometer at 1,401 meter altitude. The city was founded in the 12th century by King Anand Dev Malla. Bhaktapur was the capital city of the Greater Malla Kingdom in the Kathmandu Valley till the 15th century AD. The many of Bhaktapur's greatest monuments were built by the Malla rulers of that earlier time. More
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