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A mosaic representing Christ the King is set above friezes and reliefs of Prussian monarchs from Friedrich I (1415–1440) to the last crown prince, Friedrich Wilhelm.
It has a fine central portal with reliefs of Old Testament scenes on its pilasters sculpted with great dignity and power by Siena-born master Jacopo della Quercia.
In the next courtyard, the Mul Chowk, there are two outstanding examples of 17th-century Newari metalwork, tall bronze reliefs of the goddesses Ganga (standing on a crocodile) and Jamuna (standing on a tortoise).
Even without the originally designed crowning gable, the sculpted multi-colored marble façade makes an impact, with statues of prophets, saints, and apostles above the medallion reliefs of Roman emperors.
Reliefs carved on Ramses’ thrones depict the Nile gods, and in a niche between the two central colossi is a small statue to the god Ra-Herekhty (Ra the sun god combined with Horus) with whom Ramses shares the temple.