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Newar urban settlements: the evolution of Newar seismic engineering solutions?
An Occasional Paper from The Bhanimandal Evening Earthquake Seminars, Kathmandu, May 2015

ANNEX 2: Photographs by James Giambrone

These photographs were taken by Kathmandu resident and photographer James Giambrone in the days following the earthquakes of April 25 and May 13 2015.

1. Kathmandu Valley


Kathmanduites walk dazed among the collapsed temples

Kathmandu Durbar Square

Kathmanduites roaming around Darbar Square


Standing in the middle of the ruins of Kasthamandap

Flower sellers in front of the remains

Chwas Pakha Tole


Gagan Kansakar, gazes out over the construction of the New Rose Garden

Palace Armory (the Kot)


The God house of Marutole Ganesh

Traditional style buildings

Traditional style buildings


Traditional style buildings

Damage at Janabaha Dyo

The demolishing of shopfronts in the compund of Janabaha Dyo

Tilang Ghar


Tilang Ghar

Tilang Ghar

Behind the shrine of the lovely
polygonal temple to Krishna

Between Asan tole and Indrachowk


Between Asan tole and Indrachowk

Along the bazar route

Asan Tole damaged building


Corner shop

Asan tole

Yatkha Bahal


Yatkha Vihara

Yatkha Vihara and square

Yatkha Vihara, square and stupa


2. Outside the valley


Destroyed village homes in S. Gorkha district

Single standing village home, Chhamchet Village

Homes destroyed in Chhamchet Village


Wide stone/mud mortar home in ruins

Destroyed homes made from stacked stones

Collapsed gompa in Simigaon Village



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