11.05.2018

Nepal's World Heritage sites, three years after the earthquake

The earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 in 2015 with a series of aftershocks was the strongest in that region since 80 years, damaging numerous cultural heritage sites in Kathmandu´s historic center. OeAW Indologist Nina Mirnig, who pursued research in the disaster-shaken area, reports how reconstruction of Nepal´s antiquities have proceeded three years down the line.

Die hinduististische Tempelstätte Pashupatinath war vom Erdbeben glücklicherweise kaum betroffen. © Nina Mirnig

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