Kathmandu Valley harbours famous examples of Hindu and Buddhist temples, and Newari architecture. The monuments included under the wing of the Kathmandu-valley are: Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Changu Narayan, Syambhunath Stupa, Pashupatinath and Bouddhanath Stupa. The city of Kathmandu (formerly Kantipur) has its origins in the 8th century, and had its heyday in the 16th-18th century. The city-center is like an open air-museum, in which people stil