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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
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Item
stolen:
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Fourteen carved wooden roof struts |
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Date
of theft:
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Year 1980: upper level, twelve roof struts. Year 2000: lower level, two roof struts. |
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Specifications:
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Height: 6'- 0"(approximate) Width: 0'- 8" (approximate) |
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Location:
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8 struts and 4 corner struts from the upper level. 2 struts from the lower level, south façade. |
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Building
Date:
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15th c. |
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References:
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"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 |
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Others:
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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. |
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Photos:
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Visual records sought/invited. |