Monumental Paradise

Kathmandu


Most places in Freak St are old and grungy, but this newish place has clean rooms with a tiled bathroom, and there’s a pleasant rooftop bar-restaurant hangout. The single suite in the crow’s nest has its own private balcony with views towards Durbar Sq. It's good value for solo travellers.


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1. Basantapur (Kathmandu) Tower

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Rising above the Tribhuvan Museum of Hanuman Dhoka is the once nine-storey Basantapur (Kathmandu) Tower (1770), which once stood like a beacon at the end…

2. Lohan Chowk

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King Prithvi Narayan Shah ordered the construction of the four red-coloured towers around Lohan Chowk. The towers represent the four ancient cities of the…

3. Nasal Chowk

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From the entrance gate of the Hanuman Dhoka palace you immediately enter its most famous chowk. Nasal Chowk was used for coronations, a practice that…

4. Hanuman Dhoka

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Kathmandu's royal palace, known as the Hanuman Dhoka, was originally founded during the Licchavi period (4th to 8th centuries AD), but the compound was…

5. Kumari Bahal

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At the junction of Durbar and Basantapur squares, this red-brick, three-storey building is home to the Kumari, the girl who is selected to be the town’s…

6. Gaddhi Baithak

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Dominating the eastern side of Durbar Sq, this white neoclassical building lost large chunks of its once elegant facade during the earthquake and is…

7. Tribhuvan Museum

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The section of the Hanuman Dhoka palace west of Nasal Chowk, overlooking the main Durbar Sq area, was constructed by the Ranas in the middle to late part…

8. Trailokya Mohan Narayan Temple

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This small five-roofed temple dating from 1680 was completely destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. All that remains is the fine Garuda kneeling before it,…