Kathmandu travel guide

Top 10 sights in Kathmandu

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   Pashupatinath Temple

   Hindu temple in Kathmandu

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   Boudhanath

   Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal

3. 3

   Dharahara

   nine storey tower built in 1832

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   Swayambhunath

   Hindus and Buddhist holy place and tourist center in Kathmandu, Nepal

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   Narayanhiti Palace

   palace in Kathmandu, Nepal

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   Basantapur Durbar Square

   square in Kathmandu, Nepal

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   Changu Narayan Temple

   Hindu temple in Changunarayan, Nepal

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   Budhanilkantha Temple

   Hindu temple in Kathmandu District, Nepal

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   Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

   national park of Nepal

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    Bhaktapur Durbar Square

    Royal square in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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   Singha Durbar

   palace in Kathmandu, Nepal

2. 2© Bikram Pratap Singh · CC BY-SA 3.0

   Patan Durbar Square

   square in Lalitpur, Nepal

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   Dakshinkali Temple

   Hindu temple in Nepal

4. 4© Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Guhyeshwari Temple

   Nepalese Hindu temple

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   Thamel

   neighbourhood in Kathmandu, Nepal

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   Hanuman Dhoka

   kathmandu's old royal palace

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   Nyatapola Temple

   Hindu temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal

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   Kasthamandap

   Hindu temple in Nepal

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   Kailashnath Mahadev Statue

   Shiva statue in Nepal

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    Krishna Mandir

    Hindu temple in Lalitpur, Nepal