The Golden Gate

•  The Golden Gate is located near the Art Gallery of the Royal Palace. The Golden Gate was built by the last Malla king in the middle of the 18th century.
•  This gate is one of the artistic masterpieces of the valley and set into the glazed brickwork.
•  Percy Brown, the historian also described the Golden Gate as the loveliest work of art in the whole of Nepal.

•  The goddess Kali and Garuda, the vehicle of Lord Vishnu is shown killing serpents on the gate. 
• The four-headed and 16 armed figure of Taleju Bhawani, the personal deity of the Malla dynasty is shown below the figure of Garuda.