Nepal Heritage Documentation Project (NHDP)

NHDP documents and freely shares comprehensive records of Nepal's endangered historical and cultural monuments on its online database, Digital Archive of Nepalese Arts and Monuments (DANAM). DANAM's searchable datasets contain structured information about the monuments, including their location, history, architectural structure, and religious and social activities. It includes historical and recent photographs, maps, plans, drawings, and inscriptions. NHDP also offers the NepalHeritageApp and thematic heritage walks curated by experts from Nepal and abroad. Join us in exploring Nepal's built and intangible heritage! Discover more about Nepal's cultural heritage in DANAM through various entry-points.

Explore neighborhoods!
Our Heritage Focus Areas are clusters of monuments with historical, social, or ritual meaning. Check out this section to see what our team has selected for you.
Immerse yourself in the past!
Various collections of historical photographs by Ganeshman Chitrakar, Carl Pruscha, Niels Gutschow, Stanisŀaw Klimek, Wolfgang Korn, Heimo Rau and others are integrated into the database.
Join us for a heritage walk!
Check out these fascinating thematic walks curated by experts. Use the NepalHeritageAPP to locate yourself on-site, and stay tuned for heritage audio walks, children's walks, and festival-related walks featuring intangible heritage.