The art and architecture that survives till today in Nepal is mostly dated from the Malla period (13th to 18th century AD) and many also dates back to the Licchavi period (4th to 9th century). Some of them survived the two major earthquakes that occurred in Nepal in 1833 AD and 1934 AD which destroyed most buildings. Although many of the monuments destroyed were reconstructed, some of these lost their original shape and in some cases, they disappeared all together.