Flanking the brick palace with its broad-lintelled, latticed windows and nine-story tower is the raised brick square of Basantapur Chowk, where the royal elephants were once kept and where curio dealers now spread their wares.
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There used to be royal elephants in the Basantapur Chowk.
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Basantapur Chowk is on the inside of the palace.