Hindu · Nepal · SITE DOSSIER
Shree Krishna Mahavishnu / Gopinath Temple
A surviving temple with documented earthquake damage.
Hanumandhoka, Kathmandu · Bagmati Province
Not established
As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
27.7041°, 85.3065° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Square-level coordinate; this dossier concerns the named temple, not the entire square.
- Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
- No independent specialist review. Complete site history and underlying reference assessment remain open.
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.
- Damage · natural causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
April–May 2015 AD earthquakes
The earthquakes damaged the standing temple.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesThe earthquakes damaged the standing temple.
UNESCO’s July 2019 project statement identifies both temples and confirms their damage.
- UNESCO withdraws from restoration of Jagannath and Gopinath temples ↗UNESCO · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sourcesApril–May 2015 earthquakes
- UNESCO withdraws from restoration of Jagannath and Gopinath temples ↗UNESCO · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownNo human actor: natural damage.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Kathmandu Durbar Square — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Present physical condition has not been independently established in this edition.
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- UNESCO withdraws from restoration of Jagannath and Gopinath temples ↗ · UNESCO
9 July 2019: confirms damage to both identified temples in 2015. Withdrawal from a project is not destruction of a temple.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - Kathmandu Durbar Square — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article text consulted. Underlying works are separately inventoried; this source is not independent corroboration.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct