Patan Durbar Square
Patan City
The ancient city of Patan is situated on the southern bank of Bagmati River and is about 5 km far from Kathmandu City. The City is full of Hindu Temples and Buddhist monuments with bronze gateways, guardian deities and wonderful carvings/ Noted for its craftsmen and metal workers, it is known as the city of artists. The major visitors' attractions of Patan are:
Durbar Square is situated in the heart of the city, the main tourist attraction. The Square is full of ancient palaces, temples and shrines noted for their exquisite carvings. One can rummage for treasures and souvenirs in the various shops around the Square.
The main attraction of Patan Durbar Square is the ancient Royal Palace itself. It consists three main courtyards such as Mul chowks, Sundari chowks and Keshab Narayan chowks. In the northeastern corner of the courtyard is a triple roofed octagonal tower, Taleju Bhawani Temple built by King Shree Niwash Malla in 1667. Degu Taleju is in between Mul Chowks and Keshav Naarayan Chowks.
Krishna Mandir
Built by Siddhi Narshing Malla in 17th century. The temple of Lord Krishna holds a commanding position in the palace complex of Patan. It is the only temple Nepal to have 21 shrines and completely made of stone. Most of the important scenes from the ancient Hindu epics the Ramayana and Mahabharat have been engraved on it's friezes.
Mahaboudha
A little further from Patan Durbar Square lies this Buddhist temple made of bricks in which thousands of image of Lord Buddha are engraved. The Terracotta structure is a 14th century Nepalese architectural masterpiece. An architect named Avay Raj constructed it.
Hiranya Varna Maha Vihar
This three story golden pagoda of Lokeshwor (Lord Buddha) was built in 12th century by King Vaskar Verma. Inside the upper story of the pagoda placed on pedestal are golden image of Lord Buddha and large prayer wheel.
Jawalakhel Handicraft Center
This carpet factory is managed by the Tibetian Refugee and is a place where one can see the entire process of spinning, dying and weaving Tibetan design wool carpets. The center also has a well-shocked show room for carpet purchasing.
Patan Industrial Estate
It is in Lagankhel and is known as Nepali handicrafts such as wood - carving, metal craft, carpets and Thanka paintings. It is very interesting to see how these goods are made in the different workshop. For the visitors' convenience, there is a shopping arcade with in the premises of the industrial estate.
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Durbar Square is situated in the heart of the city, the main tourist attraction. The Square is full of ancient palaces, temples and shrines noted for their exquisite carvings. One can rummage for treasures and souvenirs in the various shops around the Square. 
Built by Siddhi Narshing Malla in 17th century. The temple of Lord Krishna holds a commanding position in the palace complex of Patan. It is the only temple Nepal to have 21 shrines and completely made of stone. Most of the important scenes from the ancient Hindu epics the Ramayana and Mahabharat have been engraved on it's friezes.