Nepal’s Key Historic Sites: What’s Rubble, What’s Still Standing

Sites of global cultural and religious significance are reported heavily damaged, but the shrine of Buddha’s birthplace appears unharmed.

Nepal’s Historic Sites, before and after the earthquake

Source: National Geographic

Camilla Favaretti is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine

Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery.