The most refined of the Valley's three royal squares — a tight constellation of pagodas, courtyards and the stone Krishna Mandir, all carved by Newari masters at the height of their art.
The former palace now houses the Patan Museum, widely judged the finest in South Asia: bronze gods lit like jewels in restored brick rooms. Around the square, metal-casters still work as their ancestors did.
Era
14th – 18th century
Entry
~$8 (NPR 1,000)
Don't miss
Patan Museum
Insider tip
The museum's courtyard café is the quietest lunch in the city — fresh juice under a 17th-century roofline.
Look for
1Krishna Mandir's twenty-one stone spires — carved, not assembled
2Tusha Hiti, the sunken royal bath in Sundari Chowk
3Metal-casters at work in the alleys just north of the square
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