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🏠 ELI5 Park / Nepali Culture / Architecture

🏔️ Nepali Architecture! 🏔️

Temples, stupas, and beautiful buildings!

Special Buildings!

Nepal has unique architecture that you won't find anywhere else in the world!

Buildings have curved roofs, wooden carvings, and beautiful designs!

The most famous buildings are in Kathmandu!

🛕 Building Styles

• Pagoda style: Multi-tiered roofs stacked one above another

• Shikhara style: Tower-like with a tall spire

• Stupa: Dome-shaped monuments

• Many buildings have the famous "Buddha Eyes" painted on them!

🏠 Traditional Houses

In villages, houses are built from mud, brick, and wood!

The roof is slanted so rain slides off!

Some houses have multiple floors!

Many have beautiful carved wooden windows!

Boudhanath - The Big Stupa!

Boudhanath is one of the largest Buddhist monuments in the world!

It has huge Buddha eyes painted on it!

People walk around it and spin prayer wheels!

🪡 Prayer Wheels

Many monuments have prayer wheels with special words written on them!

When you spin them, it's considered a blessing!

People believe spinning them brings good luck!

💭 Remember: Many temples and monuments are cultural heritage sites. Visitors should dress modestly and behave respectfully!