Newar architecture

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Newar culture South Asian architecture architectural style cultural heritage

Newar architecture is a traditional architectural style of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, characterized by intricately carved brick and wood structures, tiered pagoda temples, and richly ornamented courtyards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Newar culture ⓘ
South Asian architecture ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
associatedWith Newar urban planning ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
ethnicGroup Newar people NERFINISHED ⓘ
feature brick-paved courtyards ⓘ
carved brick façades ⓘ
carved struts ⓘ
carved windows ⓘ
decorated doorways ⓘ
intricately carved woodwork ⓘ
latticed windows ⓘ
multi-tiered temples ⓘ
narrow streets with courtyard houses ⓘ
ornamental torana ⓘ
overhanging eaves ⓘ
patio-centered house layout ⓘ
richly ornamented courtyards ⓘ
symmetrical façades ⓘ
tiered pagoda roofs ⓘ
influenced Nepalese pagoda architecture ⓘ
temple architecture in Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
influencedBy Buddhist architecture ⓘ
Hindu architecture ⓘ
mainRegion Bhaktapur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kathmandu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ
tile ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableExample Bhaktapur Durbar Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hiranya Varna Mahavihar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kasthamandap NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kathmandu Durbar Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyatapola Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patan Durbar Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
ornamentation floral motifs ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
religious iconography ⓘ
stylePeriod Malla period NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor monasteries ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
public squares ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ
temples ⓘ

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Kathmandu Durbar Square → architecturalStyle → Newar architecture ⓘ
Bhaktapur → architecturalStyle → Newar architecture ⓘ
Tansen → architecturalStyle → Newar architecture ⓘ
this entity surface form: Newari architecture