Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c40.39

c40.39

As a whole the complex of buildings forming the royal boroughs of Nepal presents a picture of sheer mediaevalism which can have few equals, but it symbolises more than such a material view implies. The art thus gathered together in rich profusion is a record of a time when beauty and humanity were the birthright of the people, to be enjoyed as an essential part of their lives. It embodies an architecture which may not possess the qualities of supreme greatness, but it expresses to the full the soul not only of those who produced it, but of those for whom it was wrought.