Across from the palace is an accumulation of temples and monuments that span the centuries of Malla rule, although the oldest temple is a few blocks away. The Kumbeshwar Temple, which dates from 1392, is one of only three five-story temples in the Kathmandu valley.
Patan's oldest temple--Kumbeshwar
Carved roof struts of Kumbeshwar
A closer view
Not all the temples exhibit the Newari pagoda style; some are of the Indian shikhara style.
Narsingha Temple, built in 1589
The Krishna Mandir was built by King Siddhinarsingh Malla in 1637 of carved stone. Its triple tiers fronted by columns are not unlike a wedding cake.
Krishna Mandir, built 1637
The following two pagoda-style temples were also built in the 17th century.
Vishwanath (1627) and Bhimsen (1682) Temples
The roof struts of the Hari Shankar temple (1704-5) feature scenes of the tortures of the damned.
Hari Shankar Temple
In 1723 the stone shikhara-style Krishna Temple was built.
Krishna Temple (1723)
Just outside the monument zone, we passed several temples on the way to the Kumbeshwar temple that I pictured at the beginning of this post. I could find no dates for these; in fact, I couldn’t find names for all.
Uma Maheshwar Temple, Patan
Great view of utility wires!
Is this temple disintegrating or under renovation?