LALITPUR

City of fine Arts (Area - 385 sq.km.)

Lalitpur is the second largest city of Kathmandu valley. In Nepali language, means art and 'par' means city. Therefore, :hi is very rich in Newari arts and sculpture with lots of mastei decorations carved in stones, metals and wooden sculpture. nth is also called 'Patan' and, in Newari language, it is also knoi 'Yala'. With around 600 stupas and 185 bahals, Lalitpur is the plc see and marvel the ancient temples, courtyards and monuments during the Malla period, the golden art era. The Patan Durbar which is enlisted in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands pn the great arts and craftsmanship achieved during the Malla civilizi During the Malla civilization, the art flourished greatly with dit cultural monuments erected by different Malla Kings in the 16th, and 18th centuries. The four stupas constructed on the four corners of the city 1 great Buddhist emperor Ashoka during his pilgrimage to Nepal i BC add to the historical appeal of this city of art talitpur' also known as Patan.