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 The Palace of
Fifty-Five Windows is
one of the most beautiful architectural features of the durbar
square. The King Bhupatindra Malla built this palace in 1677. This palace is
named the Palace of Fifty-Five Windows because it has fifty-five
carved wooden windows on its facade. This palace is built around a
number of inner courtyards that are linked together. It is said that
there were 99 courtyards originally but only nine of them are present
today.
Another remarkable feature of this palace
is the main entrance gate, called "The Golden Gate”.
King Jayastithi Malla later added this gate to the palace in the early
eighteenth century. This gate is decorated by gold plated embossed
metal work. It leads to the first courtyard of the palace.
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Temples Of
Bhaktapur