New Road Gate: Kathmandu’s Busy High Street
Busy High Street of Nepal || New Road Gate…
New Road is the busy high street and the financial centre of Kathmandu, Nepal. It describes both the area that surrounds two-lane streets in the centre of Kathmandu.
New Road is known as the city’s busiest marketplace. Also, this place is close to both the midpoint of the ring road and the pre-historic Kathmandu Durbar Square, and also Basantapur Durbar Square.
What is the History behind New Road Gate?
During the rule of the prime ministership, the road was built by Juddha Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana after the 1934 Nepal-India earthquake destroyed many buildings in the Kathmandu Valley.
It is also a way to Kathmandu Dubar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the old royal palace of the Royal families, known as the “Old Kings Way of Nepal”. Mostly Newar community resides on New Road. It was renamed New Road after the end of the autocratic Rana Regime.
New Road Area and Buildings are built in New Road
The old gate is to be repaired without being demolished, and the new one is to be destroyed to make room for the new one. The new road gate contains twelve idols of gods and goddesses.
Built during the Rana period the New Road Gate was constructed with bricks, tiles, and wooden beams.
Famous Places to visit while in New Road:
Destination: Baikuntha Taal (Baikunthadham) || Hidden Place in Chitwan [Tourist Destination]
Hi, I’m Sandika Rijal, and I have been working as a Content Creator for the last 2 years. I will be writing about my beautiful country Nepal, and its famous places, and people. Hope you will enjoy reading my articles!
