A Visit to A Historical Place

Places are important for different reasons. Some are important for history, some for religion, and some for cultural heritage. Bhaktapur Durbar Square, which lies in the Bhaktapur district, is very important from a historical point of view as well as religious and industrial. A few months ago our bus drove towards Bhaktapur and stopped near Durbar Square. An educational tour was managed by our school and I got an opportunity to visit such a historic place.

We visited first of all palace, Durbar Square where we watched many temples but specially the national art gallery. We quenched our thirst of knowledge by seeing art, picture, and sculpture of 55 windows and inscriptions of different things of different periods. The palace is built by Bhupatindra Malla and inside the palace, there were many courtyards, temples, and monuments. The famous temple of Taleju was there. Anyone can be impressed with the beautiful art and architecture of the palace. When we were inside the palace, we saw some hole in the wall and our guide, madam Runcie, explained that the hole was made by a bullet when there was a fight between Ranjit Malla and P.N. Shah. During our visit, we saw the famous temple, Nyatapol. It is a three-storied temple. We visited Dattatreya and around the city. The lanes and streets were very clean. Most of the inhabitants of the city were found helpful. Garbages from school, campus, government offices, houses, and some industries were managed properly. It was famous for preserving our historical art and culture and waste management.

Bhaktapur palace is famous as centre of typical Newari architecture with various cultural and religious values. The Malla Palace is a wonderful model of the Nepalese art and architecture. The different temples are needed to be renovated. Every thousands of foreign tourists pay a visit to observe its art, cultures, and architecture. So, it should be made for attractive to attract them.

Finally, I’m proud of visiting such a historical place. Nowadays municipality government is also paying attention to develop the city and preserving the glory of our past. If I got the opportunity, I would like to visit again and again to such a historical place.