Nepalese city (Valley of Temples)

In the game

The war-torn Nepalese city where Drake fights his way through the chapters from Urban Warfare to A Train to Catch: brick streets, prayer flags and tiered temples, in an area the game calls the Valley of Temples. The game's first gameplay footage put Drake in Kathmandu, and the city takes its look from the old quarters of the Kathmandu Valley.

The real place

Kathmandu Durbar Square is the old royal square of the city, in front of the former Hanuman Dhoka palace, with pagoda-style temples of brick and carved wood, most of them from the 17th and 18th centuries. Many were damaged in the 2015 earthquake and have since been restored. The square is part of the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Visiting

Foreign visitors pay an entrance fee at the ticket booths around the square, so keep your ticket. Come early in the morning, when locals come to worship, then walk on to the shrines and shops of Indra Chowk and Asan Tole.