The area is good. Except the part that people sit around and smoke cigarettes, leaving the cigg butt just around the temple. Some play board games there. It is not properly conserved. Some part is still under renovation (earthquake 2015). But the Place is Majestic, beautiful and gives a vibe of ancient times. Museum is still under Renovation. But other parts are beautiful, serene and visit worthy. Good pic point.

Lovely place to visit. Tickets are to cheap for nepali visitors where as it is little but expensive for foreigers, it is around 10 times expensive than nepali visitors tickets. Museum with different items whose shows old memories, items that reflect nepal. There I have found 122 years old Kathmandu city in picture frame. As it is in construction position (2022/06/10). I think construction will be complete in this year and it will be best to visit. Finally, Lovely, peace of Harrison, cultural reflect. Place visit the place once in your life.

It is currently being renovated; so, it is not possible to see everything here. This beautiful place was damaged by the earthquake but due to the efforts of the government and foreign aid, renovation is going well. There is a museum inside this place where they display ancient jewellery. Photography is not allowed there. You can enter the museum by paying a small fee. When it is completely renovated, it will be more exciting to visit this place.

It was good place to visit ascent nepal. All history is alive there in the form of statue statue, monument, buildings, temples. And its the great opportunity for young to witness something like that. Kinda get inspired. And talking about visiting, its very gold spot to go for with family, friends or someone special.

Hanuman Dhoka (Nepali: हनुमान ढोका) is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Darbar in Nepali) gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu deity, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door or gate in Nepali. The buildings were severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake. The eastern wing with ten courtyards is the oldest part dated to the mid 16th century. It was expanded by King Pratap Malla in the 17th century with many temples. Sundari Chok and Mohan Chok in the north part of the palace are both closed. In 1768, in the southeast part of the palace, four lookout towers were added by Prithvi Narayan Shah. The royal family lived in this palace till 1886. They after shifted to Narayanhiti Palace. The stone inscription outside is in fifteen languages. The stone is a jaladroni (drinking fountain) and legend states that for someone who understands all 15 languages, milk instead of water would spring from it. The "Hanuman Dhoka" proper, or Hanuman Gate, is located on the west side of Durbar Square. It is the entry gate to the palace, where a standing statue of Hanuman (monkey god), dated to 1672, guards the palace. Hanuman is decked with a red cloth and an umbrella. The face is smeared with a red paste. On the left is a stone sculpture dated to 1673 of Lord Narasimha (the half-man, half lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu), devouring the demon Hiranyakashipu, which is credited to Pratap Malla period according to an inscription on the pedestal of the image.

This palace was named Hanumandhoka palace when king Pratap Malla installed a statue of Sri Hanuman in front of the main gate in 1672 A.D. The earlier name of the Palace which was known as "Kantipur" city of light was built in the 16th century. Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures which served as a Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty. The Hanumandhoka Durbar square is famous for its ancient heritage and monuments. The Palace complex is surrounded by numerous temples of Pagoda, Sikharas and Dome architectural styles. The palace is rich in both tangible and intangible cultural diversity and has a outstanding historical, archaeological and religious value. So, it was enlisted as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1979. The Basantapur Tower ('Basantpur' means "place of Spring") is located on the south of Nasal Chok. It is a nine-storey tower from the top of which a panoramic view of the palace and city could be seen. It is now converted as a museum and opened for public viewing.

Very nice historical place to visit and know more about ancient Nepal.

One of the landmarks of Kathmandu, popular among locals and tourists. Evening is a better time to visit this place. The area is quite spread out with a lot of structures and temples of Gods and Goddesses.

The entry fee for Indians is 150 Nepali. Best happening place in kathmandu.

This is historical place we know but in this time there is nothing special nowdays still they charge 30 per person .?? There are few areas only and student doesn't get any discount. When it will be completely renovated it will be good.... Thank you

This is the first place i visit in kathmandu. This place is near to thamel. Very neat and clean place. Entrance ticket amount is different for Nepali and Indian people for Museum. Museum is small and not so much things are there. Darbar square is awesome place too much crowd. Local shops are there for shopping woolen clothes. I would recommend visit once this place you would love this. Site is under construction. Some maintenance is going on.

Hanuman Dhoka Darbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. . (Nepali: हनुमान ढोका) is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Darbar in Nepali) gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu deity, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door or gate in Nepali.The buildings were severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake.

It's culturally rich place located in the capital city of Nepal where lots and lots of tourists from across the world come and enjoy the beautiful heritage and views.

Being a local of Kathamandu, I often visit Hanuman Dhoka, Durbar Square at evening time, The Hanuman Dhoka is really a awesome place to visit for me. It is in the heart of kathmandu and very near from Thamel. Many tourist from different part of the country visit this place, It reminds me the history of Nepal and Malla Kings.

Kathmandu's royal palace, known as the Hanuman Dhoka, was originally founded during the Licchavi period (4th to 8th centuries AD), but the compound was expanded considerably by King Pratap Malla in the 17th century. Sadly, the sprawling palace was hit hard by the 2015 earthquake and damage was extensive. At the time of research, the main Nasal Chowk courtyard was open and the Tribhuvan Museum was close to reopening, with other buildings closed for reconstruction.

Lots of things and sculptures to see and explore. You get to see the old palace of the Nepali Kings and rulers. You also get to experience the Nepali culture with lots of gods and goddesses everywhere around this place. The pictures are taken during the Indra Jatra festival, where you get to see the living goddess 'Kumari' in chariots and taken around town. Also during this time, the whole door of 'Swet Bhairab' is opened for the week of festivities. If you get a chance visit the durbar inside out and the top of the palace too.

It is one of the great museum.And it is about kings and queen life style,about their childhood, marriage, etc. It consists different kinds of information and incident that took place in the past.It located in the heart of kathmandu valley.It is one of "World heritage site" enlisted in UNESCO.This darbar contains many hindu temples .

One of the best place to visit in Kathmandu where you can find a different atmosphere as it is surrounded by ancient architect and you can also do shopping of ancient handicrafts.

The palace gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu deity, that sits near the main entryway. The buildings were severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake. Some parts are still renovating. It is famous for its historical heritage and monuments. Entry fee for Nepalese is NRP 30. And different for SAARC country citizens and other country. If you are up to Nepali history, this is the none for you.

Heritage site in Kathmandu Durbar Square area. Historical place in Nepal.

Good place with good buildings with beautiful wooden carvings. There is a museum showcasing many things of the king and queen. Entry fee : SAARC citizen 150npr other foreign citizens 1000npr.

Really really impressed by the architecture that has been preserved. Parking might be a major concern while coming here.

Nice museum but felt like short in collection. Currently shifted from main building to temporary place due to earthquake.

So much memories ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍 If you wanna feel it, you must visit this place to recall all the memories of our ansectors. Really lovely place to be and very grateful to be here and find myself lucky to visit here. All the construction work are being done with China Aid now and I hope it will be finished soon to visit there again in New modified style.

When we visited in Dec 2018 the museum was in disastrous condition. Completely broken in earthquake and Construction work was going everywhere by China aid. Hope it will look better after the repairing is over. I am posting some good pictures.

The "Hanuman Dhoka" proper, or Hanuman Gate, is located on the west side of Durbar Square. It is the entry gate to the palace, where a standing statue of Hanuman (monkey god), dated to 1672, guards the palace. Hanuman is decked with a red cloth and an umbrella. The face is smeared with a red paste. On the left is a stone sculpture dated to 1673 of Lord Narasimha (the half-man, half lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu), devouring the demon Hiranyakashipu, which is credited to Pratap Malla period according to an inscription on the pedestal of the image.

Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Darbar in Nepali) gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu deity, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door or gate in Nepali.The buildings were severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake. The eastern wing with ten courtyards is the oldest part dated to the mid 16th century. It was expanded by King Pratap Malla in the 17th century with many temples. Sundari Chok and Mohan Chok in the north part of the palace are both closed. In 1768, in the southeast part of the palace, four lookout towers were added by Prithvi Narayan Shah. The royal family lived in this palace till 1886, where after they shifted to Narayanhiti Palace. The stone inscription outside is in fifteen languages and legend states that if all the 15 are read milk would spring from the middle of stone tablet. Hanuman Gate The "Hanuman Dhoka" proper, or Hanuman Gate, is located on the west side of Durbar Square. It is the entry gate to the palace, where a standing statue of Hanuman (monkey god), dated to 1672, guards the palace. Hanuman is decked with a red cloth and an umbrella. The face is smeared with a red paste. On the left is a stone sculpture dated to 1673 of Lord Narasimha (the half-man, half lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu), devouring the demon Hiranyakashipu, which is credited to Pratap Malla period according to an inscription on the pedestal of the image. Nasal ChokEdit Ahead of the main entrance, adjoining the Hanuman Temple is the Nasal Chok courtyard ('Nasal' means "dancing one") named after the image of dancing Shiva located on the east side of the square. This is the square where Birendra was crowned as king in 1975, on the platform in the middle of the courtyard. At the south side of the courtyard, stands the nine storey Basantapur Tower. While the courtyard was built during Malla Period, the buildings around it, which depict intricately carved doorways, windows, and struts, were creations of the Rana rulers. Nasal Chok is rectangular in a north–south direction with entrance from the northwest corner. Near the entrance is an intricately carved doorway with carvings of four gods that leads to the private apartments of Malla king. A golden image of Maha Vishnu is seen now in an open veranda on the eastern wall, as the original Maha Vishnu Temple in the square, which housed this image, was destroyed in the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Other structures in the courtyard are: the Audience Chamber of the Malla kings in the northeast corner, the throne of the Malla kings in an open verandah and portraits of the Shah Kings. The Panch Mukhi Hanuman Temple (five faced Hanuman) dedicated to Hanuman is in the northeast corner of the Nasal Chok. It has a unique design of five circular roofs. The temple priest is the only person who can enter the sanctum of the temple. The Basantapur Tower ('Basantpur' means "place of Spring") is located on the south of Nasal Chok. It is a nine-storey tower from the top of which a panoramic view of the palace and city could be seen. Erotic images are carved on the struts of this tower. This tower is one of the four red towers that King Prithvi Narayan Shah built delimiting the four old cities of the Kathmandu Valley namely, the Kathmandu or the Basantapur Tower, the Kirtipur Tower, the Bhaktapur Tower or Lakshmi Bilas, and the Patan or Lalitpur Tower.

I was thoroughly impressed by the rich history and cultural heritage displayed in the museum. The museum offers a wealth of information on the history of Nepal and the fine artistic masterpieces of Nepalese arts and culture that are truly a sight to behold. Both local and international tourists should definitely add Hanuman Dhoka to their must-visit list. A truly exceptional experience! The museum closes at 5pm local time so plan accordingly.

Well preserved historic and religious site / area. Great place to visit and buy souvenirs at reasonable price. Very close to main attraction areas in Kathmandu 🇳🇵👍

This was the old palace for the kings of Nepal. A beautiful place with big palaces, wide squares adorned with intricately carved excellent wood and stone architecture.

With a fee of 400NrS for tourist per person. Not fully opened to the public. Most with restrictions. Some of the galleries do not allow photography and video taking. If you are up to Nepali history, this is thenone for you.

Nice n comfort...

Best palce to see temples people.

This place can show you the richness of the Nepalese culture and traditions but the earthquake had damaged. Still this place can show you some of the best artifacts of ancient Nepal! ❤️

This is the oldest temple in the Darbar square, it is the temple of lord Hanuman with big statue. Currently under construction. And must visit the museum beside, take tickets worth 30rs you love it

Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres.

Good place. Today i went and i saw one man and his 2 daughters were stealing 2 3 peigions, they hide it inside their t-shirt. I dont know why they were stealing it. After stealing they walked fast.

Lots of heritage and monuments to see. Lot of reconstruction work is also going on. Pathetic or no public facilities like toilets and sitting areas. Bought museum ticket 300 NPR per person from SAARC and 30 NPR for nepal citizens, ok, but Nothing much is there to see inside and it is not worth paying so much. Ladies Toilet inside museum was dirty and no flush working. No maintenance at all, that too inside museum. There is no gents toilet other than urinals.

Religious, historical place, with so called 'kaal-bhairav' statue, It is believed to face death if anybody tell lie infront of this statue. King's place,

Good

Nothing positive can be said about this place. Poorly maintained and full of filth. If it cannot be maintained properly and if it cannot be kept neat and clean then it should be closed for the Tourists. It has a rich history behind it and maintenance and cleanliness should be as per its status.

Hanumandhoka Durbar square is the center of cultural and historical core of Kathmandu valley. The Hanumandhoka Durbar square is famous for its historical heritage and monuments specially for hanumandhoka palace which was the residence and administrative center from ancient times. An office named Hanumandhoka Durbar harecha Adda (Hanumandhoka palace management and conservation office) was established by Nepal Government for conservation and restoration of the Hanumandhoka palace and it's historical arts, crafts and monuments under the Cultural, Tourism and Civil Aviation Ministry . The old centre of the city the Hanumandhoka was a Royal Palace since a beginning, which located at the heart of the city. This centrally located Palace has been became special important for ancient ruler ever since the Licchavi Period. The area around the present site of the Hanumandhoka was called "Koligrama" or "Dakshin Rajkula". The earlier name of the Palace was known as "Kantipur" city of light or beautiful city during the early medieval period. Ratna Malla (1482 AD) was the first king of independent Kathmandu, who is the second son of Yaksha Mall, who powerfully ruled over in great "Bhatgaon". However, the Bhasa Vanshavali credit for the founding of the Kathmandu to king Gunkamdeva. The Hanumandhoka area contains the divers monuments having outstanding courtyard surrounded by Royal Palace, temples, waterspouts, gardens etc. with full or open spaces. The Palace complex is surrounded by numerous temples of Pagoda, Sikharas and Dome architectural styles. The palace is rich in both tangible and intangible cultural diversity and has a outstanding historical, archaeological and religious value. So, it was enlisted as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 1979. Unique festivals, rituals, sculptures, courtyards, temples etc. are aspects of living culture and national pride of the country. The palace named Hanumandhoka when profound art lover Pratap Malla installed an icon of Hanuman in front of the main gate in 1672 A.D. With span of centuries the present Hanumandhoka Palace complex and others monuments were built between the 15th century to 20th century. Every king from Ratna Malla to Prithivi Bir Bikram Shah added to the palace or at least repaired or renovated some parts of it, but the most important contribution were those of Mahendra Malla, Pratap Malla and Prithivi Narayan Shah. Mahendra Malla who minted the coins, few changes were made to the Palace and built Kotilingeshvar, Jagannath, Taleju and Mahendreshvar temples which still stands today. Pratap Malla built many monuments such as image of Hanuman, Kalvairab, Swaitvairab and famous Sundari Chowk and Mohankali Chowk. King Prithivi Narayan Shah built Basantapur Nine Storied Palace in this complex. They are the unique creation of Malla and Shah Dynasties. Representing as a open air museum here are more than ten courtyards. Four courtyards have been already opened for general public. Now three memorial museum galleries and many sections have been exihibited with basic amenities to the general public as well as tourists.

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One of the most important place to explore history and lifestyle during the Shah regime in Nepal.

This place is amazing but after earthquake this place is under renovation and feel like rebuild the new heritage.Most awesome World cultural heritage of Hanuman. This place is mixed with Durbar Square so you can find ur on way to identity.

Amazing historical place.

Renovation work going on in most parts of the palace

(Translated by Google) Baswan Purva Achamau (Original) बसवान पुरवा ऐचामाऊ

This is a world heritage site. The government takes money from foreigners to visit this area. Please manage it clean and some begger and seller bugs foreigner too much. Some places stink of urine. Unacceptable! Please take some advice from Bhaktapur durbar square

Nice place. I love the color of the structure.

Before the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, I highly recommended the place. Now it stands no more!

Hanuman Dhoka is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. It is spread over five acres. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu deity, that sits near the main entryway.

Nice place Hindu temple Old heritage king place

Nice place to visit

Close to Kathmandap. Still being rebuilt due to the earthquake of 2015. It’s a world heritage site but there are armed guards all over. Guess people are stealing the rubble.

Relaxed ambience, plenty of food options and brief history of Nepal at museum is worth

Kathmandu's royal palace, known as the Hanuman Dhoka, was originally founded during the Licchavi period (4th to 8th centuries AD), but the compound was expanded considerably by King Pratap Malla in the 17th century. Sadly, the sprawling palace was hit hard by the 2015 earthquake and damage was extensive. At the time of research, the main Nasal Chowk courtyard was open and the Tribhuvan Museum was close to reopening, with other buildings closed for reconstruction.

Past experience from my past visit. The square is the complex of palaces, courtyards and temples. The square has amazing architecture. Feel like you have been thrown back in time. Visit the Kumari Ghar and to get to see the Living Goddess. I would recommend to visit this place with guide because you could miss something. Thanks

A historical palace currently under construction after the massive Earthquake back in 2015. It's a great place to visit and very popular among the youths.

Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Museum is one of the greatest place for tourist.

Historic place

One of the oldest places in Kathmandu

Religious as well Historical world heritage site inlisted in 1979 by unesco

Wow!

If you have time you can visit this place .. Museum collection is very limited 🤘🏻

One of the major heritage site of Nepal and for world.

Cool

nice place

One must visit to know about Royal Family History !!!

History of nepal

Okay

The museum is still being worked on but the building itself is a marvel worth visiting

Must visit UNESCO world heritage site that combines architecture of Licchavi (at least 7-8th century), early Mallas (12-15th century), late Mallas (17th century), Shah (19th century) and Rana (neoclassical European around 20th century).

Historica awesome

It's wonderful hanuman temple Jai Shri ram

Great place neglected by local government

This museum is held in Human dhoka Durbar building. This building is palace made by very famous king Prithvi Narayan Shah who has United Nepal after deafeting last malls king jaya Prakash malla. Before Narayan Hiti Palace Royal family was used to stay. Whole country was ruled from there at that time.

World Heritage

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More crowds approaching these days but still our best place

Due to cultural site

Awesome👍😊 It's ancient palace and now museum It's cool 👍😎

Kathmandu Darbar squre is one of the histrorical place which is located at Newroad ,kathmandu near to Newroad gate .This place is also is in world Heritage side.if you visit this place you can able to know about history of kathmandu and malla rajya.

One of the best place to travel

Good place for a hangout. The museum is newly renovated and open for visitors! The place has gotten cleaner and nicer.

World heritage site.. you will have a different feeling entering here.. as if there are two worlds inside and outside..