There is a belief that Pratap Malla named it as Hanumandhoka Durbar after he had erected the statue of Hanuman there. Different samples of architecture can be observed there. Places as well as Hanuman’s image, Basantapur Durbar, Taleju Temple, Museum, Kumari Ghar, Kasthamandap, Thuloghanta and Nagara are main Heritages of this area.