August 22, 2012

Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP): Nepal Projects

Patan Royal Palace, Lalitpur, Nepal: The restoration of the roof is in full swing in April 2011 at the Patan Royal Palace.

Kalo Bhairav Monument, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Nepal: In 2003, the U.S. supported a project to restore the masonry frame around the Kalo Bhairav Monument in Kathmandu Durbar Square

Since 2001, the U. S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation has supported several projects to preserve Nepal’s rich cultural heritage. The projects have ranged in scope from the restoration of a 17^th-century palace in the bustling Kathmandu Valley to the preservation of a remote Sherpa monastery at the base of Mount Everest.

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