Stupa and Swastika : historical urban planning principles in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley / Mohan Pant and Shuji Funo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pant, Mohan.

Contributor:

Funo, Shūji, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Nepal--Kathmandu Valley--History.

City planning.

Stūpas--Nepal--Kathmandu Valley.

Stūpas.

Buddhist architecture--Nepal--Kathmandu Valley.

Buddhist architecture.

History.

Nepal--Kathmandu Valley.

Physical Description:

xvii, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Kyoto : Kyoto University Press ; Singapore : NUS Press, [2007]

Summary:

Stupa and Swastika examines urban structures in the city of Patan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. The religious architecture and overall design of the city illustrate the connection between Buddhist symbolism and South Asian concepts of urban design in the Indus Valley, and suggest links with Southeast Asia. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Patan and Kathmandu Valley Towns

Chapter 2 Patan: Legends and History 28

Part II The Settlement of Communities

Chapter 3 Community and Neighborhoods 41

Chapter 4 Neighborhood Quarters I: Buddhist Monasteries 57

Chapter 5 Neighborhood Quarters II: Jyapu Community Quarters 70

Part III Spatial Order: The Ancient System of Measure and Planning Modules

Chapter 6 The Layout of Courtyard Settlement Quarters 83

Chapter 7 Patterns of Plot Divisions 98

Chapter 8 Palace Courtyards and the Palace Squares 119

Chapter 9 The Buddhist Monastery Architecture 140

Part IV The Four Stupas and the Planning Grid of Patan

Chapter 10 The Four Stupas 157

Chapter 11 The Four Stupas and Settlement Grid 167

Appendix 1 The Town of Thimi, Kathmandu Valley 195

Appendix 2 From Indus Valley to Kathmandu Valley: The Journey of the Indus Grid in Town Planning 207.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-260) and index.

ISBN:

9784876987207

4876987203

9789971693749

9971693747

9789971693725

9971693720

OCLC:

175559689