Kathmandu architect chronicles a dying culture

January 27, 2012

German architectural historian Niels Gutschow poses at his residenceIt is said that the medieval era never really ended in Nepal, its historic towns and architectural jewels blessed by an unbroken continuity of life and ritual that links the present with the past.


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