We invite You to the State Museum of history of religion 15.05.2015 to the exhibition "Remembering of Nepal"
The exhibition will be opened for visitors since 15.05.2015 till 07.07.2015 year.
The proximity to the highest mountain peaks in the world,is provided Nepal an endless stream of tourists, thrill-seekers and lovers of strict silent beauty of the icy landscape. But this closeness has been the source of numerous tragic events.
The last one happened on 25 April 2015. The earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale,it was killed more than eight thousand people and destroyed the unique monuments of architecture. The epicenter was 84 km from the capital of Nepal – Kathmandu. The total number of victims of the earthquake was exceeded 17 thousand people. According to the National emergency centre of Nepal, the country has destroyed or damaged at least 10% of the buildings. The cause of the earthquake was the shift in the tectonic plates of India and Eurasia. New tremors of a magnitude of 6.9 was recorded on May 12, the epicenter was located 40 km East of Bhaktapur. A previous strong earthquake in Nepal, a magnitude 8.1 occurred in 1934, when its victims were 11 thousand people, a lot of buildings in the Kathmandu valley were destroyed. No less terrible in its consequences the earthquake of magnitude 7.9 happened in 1833.
The citizens of Nepal have been "tempered" by the nature, making from generation to generation to show amazing endurance. Every time Nepal was rebuilt from the ruins of the magnificent temples, again and again who recourse to its curved roof in the sky, and palaces, amazing abundance of fine wood carving of the facade. The population persistence was revived and shaped the cultural landscape of their country. Here and now, the Nepalese are sure that the damage is not irreversible, and their historical heritage can be restored in the foreseeable future. The exhibition "Remembering of Nepal…" is presented by photographs,which have taken in Nepal in 2014, the Museum's exhibits (including tank, purchased in a workshop in Kathmandu) and private collections.
