The Panchpanna Jhyale Darbar (Palace of 55 Windows) is the most recognisable facade on Bhaktapur Durbar Square — a long, three-storey palace wall of brick and carved wood with fifty-five individually crafted windows of darkened hardwood set into it. The palace dates to the late 17th century, though the building beneath has older origins.
The carved screens and lattice windows are among the best examples of Newari woodcarving in the Kathmandu Valley — each window is slightly different, the designs ranging from simple geometric patterns to complex figurative carving. The late afternoon light brings out the depth of the relief. A statue of King Bhupatindra Malla, who commissioned the facade, looks toward it from a tall pillar in the square.