Panauti

Photo by Roman Bruehwiler.

The early medieval architectural complex of Panauti is part of the Tentative list of Nepal in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. It is a proposed extension of WHS.

The early medieval architectural complex of Panauti reflects one of the oldest towns of Nepal and a religious sanctity. Panauti was a trading hub along the ancient Salt Trade route between Tibet and India. Among its monuments is the 13th century Indresvar Mahadev temple.

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Clyde

Malta - 08-Apr-13 -

Panuati is a jewel of a village for the amount of temples, ghats and old homes with wood carvings still in good condition. However, it is VERY poor and abandoned to its fate. The local conservation trust is doing its utmost but it really requires foreign monies to help the locals and their (and our) heritage. I still cannot understand how 7 sites make up only 1 WHS in the Kathmandu valley, but no doubt Panuati IMHO deserves to be included.


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Full Name
The early medieval architectural complex of Panauti
Country
Nepal
Added
1996
Extension of
WHS
Type
Cultural
Categories
Urban landscape - Asian
Link
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1998 Requested by State Party to not be examined

ICOMOS advised Deferral, additional documentation not sent in time

1996 Added to Tentative List

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WHS 1997-2024