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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

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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21 Nov 2025

The dome of the Central Market of Valencia in Spain is one of the greatest examples of Valencian modernism. Its iron and glass structure allows natural light to enter, illuminating the interior of the market.

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21 Nov 2025

The interior of the Central Market in Valencia, Spain, is one of the greatest examples of Valencian modernism. Its iron and glass structure allows natural light to enter through the dome, illuminating the interior of the market.

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21 Nov 2025

A paella takeaway stall is in the Central Market of Valencia, Spain, one of the greatest examples of Valencian modernism. With its iron and glass structure, the dome allows natural light to enter, illuminating the interior of the market.

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21 Nov 2025

A paella takeaway stall is at the Central Market of Valencia in Valencia, Spain. The market is one of the greatest examples of Valencian modernism. Its iron and glass structure allows natural light to enter through the dome, illuminating the interior of the market.

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28 Oct 2025

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation speaks to the press at the United Nations Headquarters on October 27, 2025 in New York City. Reports have emerged that journalists and government critics, including the LGBTQ community have been deemed to be extremists and terrorists by the Russian government.Torture, rape and extensive jail sentences are examples of human rights violations that the aforementioned groups have suffered at the hands of thier captors. Katzarova stressed that human rights defenders have to hold the Russian government accountable for its actions without fear of recrimination and that people, mostly Ukrainians, have to be released from prison immediatley.

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28 Oct 2025

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation speaks to the press at the United Nations Headquarters on October 27, 2025 in New York City. Reports have emerged that journalists and government critics, including the LGBTQ community have been deemed to be extremists and terrorists by the Russian government.Torture, rape and extensive jail sentences are examples of human rights violations that the aforementioned groups have suffered at the hands of thier captors. Katzarova stressed that human rights defenders have to hold the Russian government accountable for its actions without fear of recrimination and that people, mostly Ukrainians, have to be released from prison immediatley.

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28 Oct 2025

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation speaks to the press at the United Nations Headquarters on October 27, 2025 in New York City. Reports have emerged that journalists and government critics, including the LGBTQ community have been deemed to be extremists and terrorists by the Russian government.Torture, rape and extensive jail sentences are examples of human rights violations that the aforementioned groups have suffered at the hands of thier captors. Katzarova stressed that human rights defenders have to hold the Russian government accountable for its actions without fear of recrimination and that people, mostly Ukrainians, have to be released from prison immediatley.

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28 Oct 2025

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation speaks to the press at the United Nations Headquarters on October 27, 2025 in New York City. Reports have emerged that journalists and government critics, including the LGBTQ community have been deemed to be extremists and terrorists by the Russian government.Torture, rape and extensive jail sentences are examples of human rights violations that the aforementioned groups have suffered at the hands of thier captors. Katzarova stressed that human rights defenders have to hold the Russian government accountable for its actions without fear of recrimination and that people, mostly Ukrainians, have to be released from prison immediatley.

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28 Oct 2025

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation speaks to the press at the United Nations Headquarters on October 27, 2025 in New York City. Reports have emerged that journalists and government critics, including the LGBTQ community have been deemed to be extremists and terrorists by the Russian government.Torture, rape and extensive jail sentences are examples of human rights violations that the aforementioned groups have suffered at the hands of thier captors. Katzarova stressed that human rights defenders have to hold the Russian government accountable for its actions without fear of recrimination and that people, mostly Ukrainians, have to be released from prison immediatley.

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28 Oct 2025

Mariana Katzarova, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation speaks to the press at the United Nations Headquarters on October 27, 2025 in New York City. Reports have emerged that journalists and government critics, including the LGBTQ community have been deemed to be extremists and terrorists by the Russian government.Torture, rape and extensive jail sentences are examples of human rights violations that the aforementioned groups have suffered at the hands of thier captors. Katzarova stressed that human rights defenders have to hold the Russian government accountable for its actions without fear of recrimination and that people, mostly Ukrainians, have to be released from prison immediatley.

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