Swayambhunath Stupa - Monkey Temple

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Check out this drone videos of one of the great cultural landmarks of Nepal, compliments of contributor c13studio. It's called the Swayambhunath, and it's located on a hill west of the city of Katmandu. It's one of oldest religious sites in the country, having been founded in the sixth century AD. While it is most closely associated with the Buddhist religion, it's also considered to be religiously significant to Hindu's. Sometimes called the Monkey Temple, its gold dome was re-gilded as part of a 2010 renovation.

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Resting on a hillock 3 km west of Kathmandu, Swayambhunath is one of the holiest Buddhist Chaityas in Nepal. It is said to have evolved spontaneously when the valley was created out of a primordial lake more than 2,000 years ago. This stupa is the oldest of its kind in Nepal and has numerous shrines and monasteries on its premises.