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PHOTO GALLERY: Nepal historic sites before and after the earthquake




The historic Dharahara tower, a city landmark, stands destroyed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015 (Photo: AP)

This aerial photo provided by Shreejan Bhandari, shows the historical Dharahara Tower, a city landmark, destroyed by Saturday's earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, April 27, 2015 (Photo: AP)

View of the statue of Garud stands on a pillar in this file photo taken on October 2013 at Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

View of Dharahara tower in Kathmandu, Nepal, 10 February 2013 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

A brief view of Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, 24 September 2014 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

A Nepalese woman walks past a collapsed temple in Bhaktapur Durbar Square after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015 (Photo: AP)

In this April 25, 2015 photo, collapsed buildings are seen at the Durbar Square following a powerful earthquake, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015 (Photo: AP)

A pillar where a statue of Garud, a Hindu divine character, stood is partially damaged after Saturday’s earthquake at the Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015 (Photo: AP)

View of The Swoyambhunath Stupa, a UNESCO world heritage site in Kathmandu, Nepal, 2 October 2008 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

A monk walks past the collapsed monastery and shrines at Swoyambhunath Stupa, a UNESCO world heritage site, after Saturday's earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal April 28, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

A view of Hanuman Dhoka complex: Vishnu Temple (L) and Indrapur Temple (R) at Kathmandu Durbar Square, Nepal, 20 October 2007 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

In this April 25, 2015 photo, people try to lift the debris from a temple at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square after an earthquake in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Saturday, April 25, 2015 (Photo: AP)

A Nepalese woman walks past a collapsed temple in Bhaktapur Durbar Square after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015 (Photo: AP)

View of Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

A general view of the Basantapur Durbar Square that was damaged in Saturday’s earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015 (Photo: AP)

A general view of the Old Palace in the Basantapur Durbar Square that was damaged in Saturday’s earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26, 2015 (Photo: AP)