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Hanuman Dhoka Review

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We came to the gate of Hanumandaka Palace, the most famous building on Kathmandu's Duba Square, and the entrance to the Kathmandu Palace. Hanumandaka means "Monkey God Gate", built by King Mara in 1672. The monkey god Hanuman, from the epic "Romanyana", represents the protection of the god Vishnu incarnation, is also the mount of the prince of Roman, whose power is endless and admired by Nepalese. It should be quite like Sun Wukong in China's travels to the west. Of course, it is much higher than Sun Wukong's worship. After all, it is the incarnation of the gods, and Sun Wukong is just a little bigger. It seems that only the ability and no background are still inferior. The statue of the monkey stands on the stone pier about 2 meters high on the left side of the palace gate, and on the top of his head is a scarlet brocade cover, wrapped in a red cape with a hat from head to toe, making it difficult for visitors to see its true face. It is said that this is because the monkey is holy in body and mind, and cannot see the filth and filth of the world, and blindfolding its eyes can make it concentrate on its duties of gatekeeping. It seems that the word "seeing without heart" on earth is also useful for the gods. There are also a pair of painted stone lions standing on the left and right in front of the palace, but the difference is that the two stone lions, one sitting on Shiva, the other sitting on Shiva's wife, the goddess Parvati (also known as the goddess of magic), and there are some sculptures of gods above the door overlooking the visitors in and out. We walked into the interior of the palace, where the old and new buildings were combined, and the medieval castles and modern Western architecture merged into the stark contrast. The wooden carvings of the interior courtyard of the palace are full of artistic and religious charm, and the mysterious taste is revealed under the sunset, while the two towering squares and circular corners add majesty and holy spirit to the palace. We also saw one of the three Renaissance-style French buildings, one and three floors of continuous coupon corridors, white wall floor-to-ceiling windows with green hardwood shutters. The European-style neoclassical architecture of the southwestern palace as the king's royal living room, which is seen before, once again makes us feel the vicissitudes of the historical years. The French-style building's cloister hangs the pictures of the kings of the Mara dynasty, which can only be seen because of the rustiness of Nepal's history. It was not even clear whether the king finally abandoned such a magnificent palace. The guide also led us to the backyard of the palace to watch the jeep that the king had once taken, and the body still retains obvious shell marks. If history is traced, it may be a blood-blooded text. It seems that the royal life is not only the rich heritage of the Yangeyan dance, but also the change of the gun and bullet. After the Nepalese royal family completely moved to the new palace in 1970, the old palace was opened as a museum for visitors to visit, which displays a large number of objects and photos of the modern king's life.

Hanuman Dhoka

Posted: Aug 30, 2014
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  • gz当地向导伊妹儿
    5/5Outstanding
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    In the ruins of the Hanuman Doka Palace, I learned a lot of knowledge. In addition to the long history, there is also the powerlessness in front of the natural disaster, the scenery is good, the price is super high, and it is a good place for taking pictures.

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    Posted: Nov 5, 2019
  • 小思文
    4/5Excellent
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    This building is well preserved in the earthquake, the palace is also the main complex of the ancient palace buildings of the people here, the palace is quite particular, there are many places worth visiting, the building itself is also very distinctive.

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    Posted: Jun 19, 2019
  • marvely
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    The Hanumandoka Palace in Kathmandu's Duba Square is the old palace and the Forbidden City. Hanumandoka means the Monkey Palace. In the classical legend of Nepal, Hanuman is a powerful monkey. People worship it as an embodiment of justice. On the stone pier on the left side of the palace, there are statues of monkeys covered with red gauze, so this is called the Monkey Gate Palace. Many palaces in the palace, a rich collection of handicrafts and historical souvenirs, just the courtyard of many exquisite stone art, has made me see and linger.

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    Posted: Dec 14, 2018
  • 300***09
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    Architectural works magnificent palace, magnificent palace.

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    Posted: Sep 7, 2022
  • 300***09
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    A magnificent palace with a unique style design.

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    Posted: Sep 8, 2022
  • 崂山顽石
    5/5Outstanding
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    Hanumandoka Palace (Hanuman-dhoka Durbar) is the Forbidden City in Nepal. It is the largest and richest art collection among the existing historical relics in the country. The corridor on the side of the palace courtyard displays portraits and life introductions of the kings of all ages. The statue of the monkey stands on the stone pier about 2 meters high on the left side of the palace gate, with a scarlet brocade covering on his head. There are gun guards at the door. There are many palace courtyards inside the palace, such as Sandra Courtyard (sundari chowk), Mohan Chowk, Nasuo Palace Courtyard, etc. Nasuo Palace (NASAL CHOWK) is the place where the king's coronation ceremony is held. You can see Bastaputa (Basantapur Tower) on the ninth floor of the king.

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    Posted: Jan 13, 2017
  • vvvv
    5/5Outstanding
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    Hanumandaka Palace was the old royal palace of Nepal, built in the 13th century, and most of the palace buildings were built in the 17th century. Hanumandaka Palace is large in size, with nearly 10 palaces (Chowk) and each palace has different uses. The Nepalese tour guide who received us introduced himself to be of Nepalese royal descent. In the royal palaces displayed in the royal family members also found the photos of his grandfather. It looked really similar. It was a blessing to meet the royal descendants to receive us. As a Chinese, I am proud.

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    Posted: Nov 15, 2015
  • bebbu
    5/5Outstanding
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    Hanuman Doka means Monkey Gate in Nepalese Hanuman is a magical monkey in ancient Indian mythology similar to our Sun Wukong Palace gate is a beautifully cast golden gate

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    Posted: Aug 8, 2016
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