User:Cullen328/sandbox/Dwarika's

"The simple, Nepali-style brick building embellished with decorative woodcarvings opened in 1977. For years, its owner, the late Dwarika Das Shresthsa, who was also a visionary conservationist, rescued thousands of ancient carved wooden pieces, then employed traditionally trained Nepali craftsmen to integrate them into an atmospheric, ancient looking haven, a virtual oasis in a bery busy city."

"The hotel consists of three main brick-built buildings, which are finished with traditional and mostly historic wood window frames salvaged from demolished buildings. They’re set round a series of linked paved courtyards, which are blissfully peaceful and atmospheric, and dotted with trees and shrines."

"Often described as a 'living museum,' this family-run five-star hotel has become a savior of Newari crafts and architecture".

In 1952, Shrestha saw carpenters cutting up an intricately carved wooden pillar of a demolished old building, to use it as firewood.

Shrestha died in 1992.

". . . a truly unique hotel that not only delights foreign visitors but also constitutes a living model for other Nepalese who wish to create similar works of art."