Visiting Patan Durbar Square

The Ancient Square

Patan Durbar Square complex, situated in the center of Patan city, also known as Lalitpur, houses the residence of the former Patan royal family. Patan Square and its surroundings are good specimen of ancient Newari architecture. There are three main courtyards in the palace: Mul Chowk, Sundari Chowk and Keshav Narayan Chowk. Mul Chowk, the oldest one, is at the centre of Patan square.

Several multi-sized and multi-styled temples occupy the western part of the complex. Main among these are Krishna Temple, Bhimsen Temple and the Golden Temple of Hiranya Varna. 

(From http://www.saarctourism.org/nepal/patan-durbar-square.html)

Here are photos taken during our visit to the Patan Durbar Square when our friends from the Philippines came to visit Nepal last June. Our children were able to go inside the Patan Museum aside from seeing the temples all around.