Jagannath Temple 

The Jagannath Temple is recognized as the finest of the group near Hanuman Dhoka. Exquisite wood-carvings embellish the doors, windows and roof struts, depicting a panoply of gods from the Hindu pantheon. Originally dedicated to Vishnu the shrine was later re-dedicated to Jagannath. The 16th century Jagannath Temple was badly damaged by the 1934 earthquake the temple  and was completely reconstructed in 1936 reusing the original carved timber elements and some of the historic bricks. Due to poor maintenance over the past 70 years it became necessary to replace most of the roof structure such as rafters, wall plates and timber planking.

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