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Patan Darbar Square
Plaza · Lalitpur ·
Patan Darbar Square
Plaza · Lalitpur ·
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Reconstructing history in Kathmandu
"Once severely damaged by the 2015 quake, the square's recovery has been intensely communal: over 300 policemen and volunteers helped recover artefacts from debris, while master artisans work long days in outdoor workshops hewing and carving sal wood and piecing beams together with fragments from original buildings. The slow, meticulous restoration has faced criticism for its pace, but locals and craftsmen insist the sites are integral to daily life and merit the careful, heritage-focused approach." - Delle Chan
