WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF NEPAL

There are four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nepal. Of these four WHS, two are in the cultural category and two WHS fall in the natural category.
In the cultural category, the seven monuments of the Kathmandu valley and Lumbini-- the birthplace of Lord Budda -are include whereas the other two WHS in the natural grouping are the Chitwan National Park and Sagarmatha national park. The Kathmandu Valley WHS comprises of three historical places of Kathmandu Durbar square,Patan Durbar Square, two Buddhists stupas-- Swayambhu and Baudanath, and two Hindu temples Pasupati and Changunarayan. The denset concentration of these heritages sites can be found here owing to the cultural and political importance of Kathmandu valley. All these has been a series of contributions and renovations in the form of construction of temples, stupas and palaces over the centuries by different rulers and kings. The WHS of Nepal are an expression of the finest sensibility of the history and lifestyle of Nepal and are a legacy of the Nepalese people to human civilization.