It is one of the three Durbar (royal palace) Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The outer complex consists of a number of 16th-century temples built during the reign of the Malla kings.

The central square is surrounded by palace complexes built during the Malla and Shah periods.

[2] The most well-known among them is the Nautalle Durbar, a nine-story palace built by Prithvi Narayan Shah to commemorate the Unification of Nepal.

This Malla-era temple is used by the resident of the Kumari, a young girl worshiped as a living embodiment of the Hindu Goddess Durga.