Pottery Square
E694875
Pottery Square is a traditional open-air courtyard in Bhaktapur, Nepal, renowned for its centuries-old pottery-making heritage and rows of sun-dried clay pots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pottery Square canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marketplace
ⓘ
public square ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
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international tourists ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| craftTechnique |
burnishing
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hand building ⓘ slip decoration ⓘ wheel throwing ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kathmandu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | preservation of traditional pottery skills ⓘ |
| economicRole | center of local pottery trade ⓘ |
| ethnicCulture | Newar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
clay preparation
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firing of pots in kilns ⓘ hand-molded pottery ⓘ sun-drying of pots ⓘ wheel-thrown pottery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard layout
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rows of drying pots ⓘ small pottery workshops ⓘ traditional brick houses ⓘ |
| heritage | centuries-old pottery-making tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Newar pottery heritage
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open-air pottery workshops ⓘ sun-dried clay pots ⓘ traditional pottery making ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Nepali
ⓘ
Newar language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bagmati Province
NERFINISHED
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Bhaktapur NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhaktapur District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
NERFINISHED
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Taumadhi Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openAir | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Bhaktapur old town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial | clay ⓘ |
| product |
decorative clay items
ⓘ
flower pots ⓘ ritual pottery items ⓘ water pots ⓘ |
| tourismType |
craft tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.