Kasthamandap

Kasthamandap
Front view of Kasthamandap
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictKathmandu
Location
LocationKathmandu
StateBagmati
CountryNepal
Kasthamandap is located in Kathmandu
Kasthamandap
Shown within Kathmandu
Geographic coordinates27°42′14″N 85°18′21″E / 27.70400°N 85.30583°E / 27.70400; 85.30583
Architecture
TypePagoda
Gorakshanath shrine inside the Kasthamandap

Kasthamandap (Sanskrit: काष्ठमण्डप, Nepal Bhasa:मरु सत: Maru Satta:; literally "Wood-Covered Shelter") is a reconstructed three-storied public shelter which was built by Lila Vajra. There is also a shrine consecrated to Gorakshanath situated at Maru, Kathmandu, Nepal.[1][2] Several myths and stories about the date of the construction of the Kasthamandap have been resolved with the recent archeological findings: newly discovered objects during the excavation in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake have suggested that the older Kasthamandap may have been built in the 7th century during the Lichhavi era.[3]

  1. ^ "Dipesh Risal: Kasthamandap: Microcosm of Kathmandu's Living Culture and Storied History". www.asianart.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Ramesh Jung Thapa. Kasthamandap" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Archaeological findings prove the Kasthamandap was built in the 7th century, Rising Nepal, Binu Shrestha, Nov. 18, 2016". Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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