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a pilot project by Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust


CARVED ROOF STRUTS

4. PATAN, PATUKVA TOL, PATAN DARBAR WORLD HERITAGE SITE.
LAKSHMI NARAYAN TEMPLE

Item stolen:
Fourteen carved wooden roof struts
Date of theft:
Year 1980: upper level, twelve roof struts.
Year 2000: lower level, two roof struts.
Specifications:
Height: 6'- 0"(approximate)
Width: 0'- 8" (approximate)
Location:
8 struts and 4 corner struts from the upper level.
2 struts from the lower level, south façade.
Building Date:
15th c.
References:
"This small two storey temple of Lakshmi Narayan in the Ardhanariswara form is located in a dark courtyard. The doorway is complete with a torana and there are figure struts supporting the two roofs." In: Kathmandu Valley. The Preservation of Physical Environment and Cultural Heritage. Protective Inventory. Vol. 2. Kathmandu, 1975 p.159
Others:
This two-tiered shrine was simply rebuilt in 1980 with only one roof. The upper roof struts were put in storage and disappeared. The lower roof struts were re-installed.
Photos:
Visual records sought/invited.

 


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