NEPAL: A KITTLE-KNOWN KINGDOM 



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STREET SCENE IN PATAN : A MUNICIPAL TREASURE-HOUSE OE ART AND HISTORY 



Time, siege, and loss of its status as a capital have worked havoc with Patau : yet a full 

 measure of its rich architecture, religious shrines and symbols, and old landmarks have 

 survived all these ravages. A feature of its buildings is the decoration of many of tlv~ 

 faqades with sheets of embossed copper gilt. 



