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Boudhanath stupa

The great stupa’s upper structure was damaged by the 2015 earthquake and rebuilt.

Kathmandu · Bagmati Province

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Rebuilt

As documented: 2026-09-28
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

27.7214°, 85.3619° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

  1. Partial destruction · natural causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    25 April 2015 AD

    The earthquake cracked the spire and necessitated reconstruction above the dome.

    eventSupported in consulted sources

    The earthquake cracked the spire and necessitated reconstruction above the dome.

    dateSupported in consulted sources

    25 April 2015

    actorUnknown

    No human actor: natural damage.

    Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.

    • Rebuilding · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

      22 November 2016 AD

      The restored stupa reopened after a community-funded reconstruction.

      eventSupported in consulted sources

      The restored stupa reopened after a community-funded reconstruction.

      dateSupported in consulted sources

      22 November 2016

      actorUnknown

      A responsible individual or organization has not been established.

      Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.

      Location & last documented condition

      locationSupported in consulted sources

      Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

      present conditionAttributed · further checking needed

      The consulted account describes a later rebuilt shrine.

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