Nepal · 16th century
Hanuman Dhoka (Nepali: हनुमान ढोका) is a complex of structures with the Royal Palace of the Malla kings and also of the Shah dynasty in the Durbar Square of central Kathmandu, Nepal. The Hanuman Dhoka Palace (Hanuman Dhoka Darbar in Nepali) gets its name from the stone image of Hanuman, the Hindu deity, that sits near the main entryway. 'Dhoka' means door or gate in Nepali. The buildings were severely damaged in the 2015 earthquake.
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Hanuman Dhoka ranks #1,672 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 6 mapped in Nepal. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 37% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,425 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Nepal compares in the castle statistics.
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