Three Storey Hall (Temple and Sattal), completely destroyed 2015 by earthquake. Kasthamandap means "House of Wood", It is the emblem and the origin of the name of Kathmandu. One of the 50 Buddhist Power Places acc. Keith Dowman.
11th ct. / ca.1630 / renov.1966 / collapsed 2015
Map from the offical Flyer of the Hanuman Dhoka Heritage Site
Foto in Carl Pruscha, Kathmandu Valley, Vol. 2, 1st ed., Wien 1975
Foto by Brian McMorrow, 2007, www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow
M. S. Slusser, C. Vajracarya, Two Medieval Nepalese Buildings : An Architectural and Cultural Study, Artibus Asiae Vol. 36, No. 3 (1974), pp. 169 - 218
