Nepal

Question 1

known as golden period and it was during the reign of the Mallas that Nepal developed into a great center of art and architecture.

Answer 1

Malla dynasty

Question 2

This style refers to multi-roofed structures with wide eaves supported by carved wooden struts.

Answer 2

Pagoda style

Question 3

This style is purely Buddhist in concept and execution. The outstanding feature of it is a hemispherical mound topped by a square base supporting a seried of thirteen circular rings.

Answer 3

Stupa style

Question 4

Nepal’s first examples of stupa or Chaityastyle

Answer 4

Swayambhu and Baudhanath Shrines

Question 5

is also a fine traditional architecture. It is tall and looks like a pyramid. There are five to Nine perpendicular divisions or sections at the outer part of such architectures.

Answer 5

Shikhar style

Question 6

Materials

Answer 6

Wood
Bricks
Stone
Clay
Cement

Question 7

was one of the key figures in the arts ofNepal,Tibet, and YuanChina, and the artistic exchanges in these areas.

Answer 7

Araniko

Question 8

was a legendaryNepalesearchitect best known as the designer of Narayanhiti Royal Palace and renovator of theSwayambhustupainKathmandu.

Answer 8

Jogbir Sthapit

Question 9

Nepal has a typical monsoonal two-season year.

Answer 9

dry season start from October and lasts till May and the wet season, the monsoon, from June till September.