Nyatapola
This
temple was built by the King Bhupatindra Malla in early seventeenth
century. It is located at Tamaudi square which lies on the eastern
side of the main square.
This is one of the only two five-storied
pagoda temple found in the Valley. The temple stands on a five-stepped
plinth, which is approached by a stone paved stair way. On each plinth
level of the stairway is a pair of large stone statues on either side
of the stairs.
On the south-east side of the
Nyatapola is the Bhairav Temple. This temple was first built by the King Jagatjyoti Malla
as a
single storied rectangular temple. Later King Bhupantindra Malla (early seventeenth
century) restored this temple to a three storied temple with seven metal
pinnacles on the top. Unlike other temples around the city, this temple stands directly on the
ground without any plinth level. The three tiered roofs are supported by wooden struts. The spaces
between the struts are packed with the wooden and copper lattice work on
each floor.
Construction and Materials