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11 Feb 2026

Archaeologists from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University hold a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026, announcing the uncovering of the first apsidal Buddhist temple in Nepal. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncover Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 Feb 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, attends a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 Feb 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, briefs about the findings during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 Feb 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, briefs about the findings during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 Feb 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, briefs about the findings during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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31 Dec 2025

A traveler carries a bag and walks along a brick-paved platform toward a Northern Rail Class 170 Turbostar train at York Railway Station in York, England, United Kingdom, on December 21, 2025. The station interior features historic yellow brick walls and an arched wrought-iron roof structure over the tracks and platform area.

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31 Dec 2025

A white and blue Northern Rail train sits at a platform beneath the ornate Victorian-style arched roof of York Railway Station in York, England, United Kingdom, on December 21, 2025. Passengers with luggage wait on the brick-paved platform, which features decorative ironwork, safety ''Zone 9'' floor markings, and a white support pillar with a yellow ''CCTV'' warning sign.

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30 Nov 2025

A man wearing a hooded jacket sits on a metal guardrail next to a Trentino Trasporti public transport sign indicating routes, including the S. Lorenzo funivia, with the massive, historic brown brick Torre Verde (Green Tower) rising immediately beside the street in Trento, Trentino, Italy, on November 23, 2025. In the background, the hillside leading to the valley is visible, and the city acts as a host venue and route city for the Olympic Torch Relay on January 29, 2026, for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

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28 Nov 2025

A traveler stands on a train platform, looking intently at his smartphone near an open train car and a digital information display board in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on November 21, 2025. The sign indicates train departures for ''Firenze SMN'' (Santa Maria Novella), highlighting the station's role in local transport and the Italian railways network. Other passengers and a glass elevator are visible on the platform, which features brick paving and sunlit foliage

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#12915411

27 Oct 2025

A passenger sits on a platform bench near information displays and a temporary shelter, with the historic sandstone station building and trees showing autumn colors in the background, on a bright day at Schwabach station in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on October 18, 2025.

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27 Oct 2025

A passenger sits on a platform bench near information displays and a temporary shelter, with the historic sandstone station building and trees showing autumn colors in the background, on a bright day at Schwabach station in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, on October 18, 2025.

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#12910220

26 Oct 2025

The large, multicolored VIELFALT (Diversity) sculpture, part of the ''Bahnhof der Vielfalt'' campaign promoting inclusion and tolerance, is prominently displayed in the public square outside Munich-Pasing station in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on October 25, 2025.

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2 Oct 2025

The Huglfing railway station building with bicycles parked outside is pictured in Huglfing, Weilheim-Schongau district, Bavaria, Germany, on October 2, 2025. The Upper Bavarian village receives the gold medal in the Entente Florale competition for ''Europe's Most Livable Places.''

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#12789132

23 Sep 2025

A corridor with a skylight is at the railway station in Verviers, Belgium, on September 6, 2025. A couple walks hand in hand while other travelers sit on benches along the passage. Direction signs and electronic displays are visible above.

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21 Aug 2025

An ICE train of Deutsche Bahn stands at Duesseldorf Main Station with passengers on the platform in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on July 30, 2025.

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21 Aug 2025

An ICE train of Deutsche Bahn stands at Duesseldorf Main Station with passengers on the platform in Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on July 30, 2025.

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