Thanks to donations from private individuals, the Boudhanath Stupa is one of the few monuments in Nepal to have been fully restored, since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed at least 8,000 lives in 2015. Here, it is pictured the week after the restorations were completed in November 2016.
Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu —
Thanks to donations from private individuals, the Boudhanath Stupa is one of the few monuments in Nepal to have been fully restored, since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed at least 8,000 lives in 2015. Here, it is pictured the week after the restorations were completed in November 2016.
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Bhaktapur's Durbar Square was the hardest hit of the three in the Kathmandu Valley. Here, the rubble remains nearly two years after the disaster.
Durbar Sqaure, Bhaktapur —
Bhaktapur's Durbar Square was the hardest hit of the three in the Kathmandu Valley. Here, the rubble remains nearly two years after the disaster.
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Scaffolding in Patan's Durbar Square gives the impression that work is underway. In reality, locals say that very little has been done in the way of restoration in the past 21 months.
Durbar Sqaure, Patan —
Scaffolding in Patan's Durbar Square gives the impression that work is underway. In reality, locals say that very little has been done in the way of restoration in the past 21 months.
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Scaffolding holds up a damaged palace at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Kathmandu Valley.
Durbar Sqaure, Patan —
Scaffolding holds up a damaged palace at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Kathmandu Valley.
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A sign shows where a palace once stood.
Durbar Sqaure, Patan —
A sign shows where a palace once stood.
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One of the monuments in Bhaktapur which survived the earthquake.
Bhaktapur —
One of the monuments in Bhaktapur which survived the earthquake.
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Before the earthquake of 2015, Bhaktapur was said to have the most magnificent of the Kathmandu Valley's three Durbar Squares -- a generic term for an area surrounded by royal palaces and temples dating back to the ancient kingdoms of Nepal. <br /><br />
Durbar Square, Bhaktapur —
Before the earthquake of 2015, Bhaktapur was said to have the most magnificent of the Kathmandu Valley's three Durbar Squares -- a generic term for an area surrounded by royal palaces and temples dating back to the ancient kingdoms of Nepal.

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Kathmamdu's Durbar Square appears tired and rundown, with few renovations having taken place since 2015.
Durbar Square, Kathmandu —
Kathmamdu's Durbar Square appears tired and rundown, with few renovations having taken place since 2015.
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Many of Patan's palaces and temples did escape the earthquake unscathed.
Durbar Square, Patan —
Many of Patan's palaces and temples did escape the earthquake unscathed.
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A badly damaged monument in Bhaktapur is visibly a shadow of its former self.
Durbar Square, Bhaktapur —
A badly damaged monument in Bhaktapur is visibly a shadow of its former self.
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