A dissertation submitted for the degree of D. Phil. (Arts) of the University of Calcutta
A Gallery of the accompanying Photographs
Pratapaditya Pal
University of Calcutta, July 1962
These photographs were taken by Dr. Pal or his colleagues or assistants during his research trips to Nepal from 1958 to 1962; or were collected during that time by Dr. Pal from various sources. These images formed the second part of Dr. Pal's dissertation, and were published along with the facsimile text of the dissertation, in Architecture in Nepal, with an introduction by Niels Gutschow and Erich Theophile, Patan, Nepal, The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust 2024. In some cases, we have added present-day color photos in a separate page linked below the caption. These photographs were taken by asianart.com assistant editor and production manager - and professional photographer - Sameer Tuladhar.
December 12, 2024
all text & images © Pratapaditya Pal
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I: Western Stupa, Patan
II (a): Northern Stupa, Patan
II (b): Section of above with miniature shrines
III (a): Eastern Stupa, Patan
III (b): Southern Stupa, Patan
IV: Svayambhunath
V: Cha-vahal
VI: Kath-Svayambhu, Kathmandu
VII: Chillandeo, Patan
VIII: Bodhnath - General view
IX (a): Section of above showing miniature shrine
IX (b): Section of above showing low wall with rows of prayer wheels
X: Stupa at She, W. Tibet
XI: A Stupa at Svayambhunath
XII: Stupa above a temple at Nalanda, India
XIII: Stupa above a temple at Pagan, Burma
XIV: Miniature Stupa with an effaced surface, Patan
XV: Miniature Stupa, Kathmandu
XVI: Miniature Stupa with canopy, Kathmandu
XVII: Miniature Stupa, Patan
XVIII: Miniature Stupa, Cha-Vahal
XIX: Miniature Stupa, Cha-Vahal
XX: Miniature Stupa, Cha-Vahal
all text & images © Pratapaditya Pal
Afterword: The Architecture in Nepal
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