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KVPT’s Patan Darbar Earthquake Response Campaign - Work to Date - September 2016

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Left, Top<br />

North Manimaṇḍapa,<br />

north-west corner<br />

Left, Bot<strong>to</strong>m<br />

South-west corner of North<br />

Manimaṇḍapa, seen from northwest.<br />

The base is damaged.<br />

Right<br />

South-west corner of North<br />

Manimaṇḍapa, west side.<br />

Corner s<strong>to</strong>ne is out of plumb.<br />

Opposite<br />

North Manimaṇḍapa<br />

The state of the collapsed pati<br />

indicates that the structural timber<br />

columns could not withstand the<br />

earthquake due <strong>to</strong> the poor connections<br />

between the timber columns<br />

and the s<strong>to</strong>ne bases, and between<br />

the s<strong>to</strong>ne bases and the foundation.<br />

Pho<strong>to</strong> by Rohit Ranjitkar,<br />

April 26, 2015<br />

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