Patan Museum Report: garden and museum cafe

The removal of two hundred tractor loads of earthquake rubble from the walled-in area of the gardens behind the museum revealed the remnants of foundations and walls that were most likely parts of the original seven courtyards of the palace.

A cylindrical deep-well was discovered, excavated and reconstructed with its rim of original stones. Sunken courtyards as the one in the foreground were laid open, with their pavement repaired, and integrated in a new landscaping concept.

Below Left: Beergarden; Centre: Roof Pavilion; Right: Blending traditional and modern design



Above Left: brass roof pavilion with Taleju Temple; Centre: Axonometric View;


Ceramic Garden Lamp

Below • table top with board game of ceramic tiles • traditional roof of hand-made tiles (jhinghati) • detail of carved timber brackets • brick screen wall for garden partitions • center stone of sunken back courtyard • old pavement around deep well



		• access to Museum Café with restored deep well • shiva linga salvaged from earthquake rubble

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