Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Learning From Earthquakes

Kathmandu Valley

February 8, 2018

Virtual Earthquake Reconnaissance Team (VERT) Summary by Camilla Favaretti.

 

The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu Valley is illustrated by seven groups of monuments and buildings which display the full range of historic and artistic achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley is world famous.

GENERAL MAP 
MAP OF KEY LOCATIONS

The seven include:

1. Durbar Square of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu)

2. Durbar Square of Patan
Links:
[1]http://us.india.com/news/india/earthquake-in-nepal-patans-royal-durbar-square-shattered-364006/
[2] http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32562075

3. Durbar Square of Bhaktapur

4. Buddhist stupa of Swayambhu

5. Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath
Relatively undamaged

6. Hindu temples of Pashupati
Unharmed

7. Hindu temples of Changu Narayan
not apparent damage

 

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.

Information on heritage and historic buildings—context, background, and impacts—from the April 25, 2015 Nepal earthquake.