Newar architecture
Newar architectureorNewa architectureis an indigenous style of architecture used by theNewaripeople in theKathmandu valleyinNepal.Newar architecture consists of thepagoda,stupa,shikhara,chaityaand other styles. The valley's trademark is the multiple-roofed pagoda which may have originated in this area and spread toIndia,China,IndochinaandJapan.[1][2]Residential houses, monastic courtyards known as baha and bahi, rest houses, temples, stupas, priest houses and palaces are the various architectural structures found in the Kathmandu valley. Most of the chief monuments are located in theDurbar SquaresofKathmandu,LalitpurandBhaktapur,the old royal palace complexes built between the 12th and 18th centuries.[3]The style is marked by striking brick work and a unique style of wood carving rarely seen outside Nepal. The style has been propagated by NepalesearchitectsincludingArniko.[4][5][6]
Pagoda temples
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A few of the most prominent Newari-style pagodas include:
- Chandeshwori Temple
- Changu Narayan Temple
- KasthamandapSattal
- Kathmandu Durbar Square- The nine storied Palace
- Kumbheshwar Temple
- MuktinathTemple
- Naradevi Temple
- Narayanhity Royal Palace
- Nhugha Dega Temple
- Nyatapola Temple
- Pashupatinath Temple
- Taleju Bhawani temple
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^American University (May 1964)."Architecture".Area Handbook for Nepal (with Sikkim and Bhutan).Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.Retrieved22 March2024.Pages 105–106.
- ^Hutt, Michael et al. (1994)Nepal: A Guide to the Art and Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley.Kiscadale Publications.ISBN1-870838-76-9.Page 50.
- ^"Kathmandu Valley: Long Description".United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.Retrieved22 March2024.
- ^Bangdel, Dina (2013).Architecture of the Newars: A History of Building Typologies and Details in Nepal, by Niels Gutschow.Serindia Publications.ISBN978-1932476545.
- ^Shah, Biresh; Pant, Deepak (1997). "Contemporary Architecture".Architecture Plus Design.14(5): 107.ISSN0970-2369.
- ^Weiler, Katharina Maria Lucia (2009). "The Neoclassical Residences of the Newars in Nepal. Transcultural Flows in the Early 20th Century Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley".
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Further reading
[edit]- Slusser, Mary Shepherd.Nepal Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley(Two Volumes), Princeton University Press 1982.ISBN9780691031286
- Pruscha, Carl.Kathmandu Valley - The Preservation of Physical Environment and Cultural Heritage - A Protective Inventory,Vol. 2, Wien 1975
- Korn, Wolfgang.The Traditional Architecture of the Kathmandu Valley,Ratna Pustak Bhandar, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1979
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