Through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, the US government, in partnership with the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust and the Department of Archeology, has helped restore and preserve cultural heritage sites in Nepal.

Addressing a program organized to celebrate the completion of the Octagonal Krishna Temple, or Krishna Mandir, a restoration project in Patan Durbar Square, US Ambassador to Nepal Randy Berry said his government is proud to support it.

 “The temple has been fully restored.  Now, not only is it beautiful, but its improved structural framework is more resilient to future earthquakes,” he said.  

He further said long-standing partner in Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation projects, the contribution made by artisans and laborers from Patan and around Kathmandu Valley, and the centuries-old cultural heritage of this Square.

You will notice portraits of many of the talented stone carvers, carpenters, metalsmiths, and other artisans who restored the Krishna Temple and other structures in Patan, he said.

It is their work and their dedication to traditional design and construction methods that residents of Patan and thousands of tourists enjoy every year, he added.