Of the 200 chaityas on the hills, a vast majority is built within the past 200 years. Except for hte four stone reliefs at the base from the formative early period and approximately 70 chaityas scattered all around the hill, the monuments can hardly be considered as ancient.

Figure 2 shows location of distinct areas on the Swayambhu hill.

A short inventory of some of the important monuments is presented by dividing the hill top into 6 distinct areas.

• The hiltop Swayambhunath area: Some of the important monuments surrounding the Swayambhu Mahachaitya include Ananantapura, Pratapapura, Vasupura, Vayupura, Nagapura, Bajradhatumandala, Harati Temple and Niches around the Mahachaitya. The Monastic institutions include Karmarajamahavihara, Devadharmamahavihar, Jyotikirtimahavihara and Sabyagumahavihara. Figure 3 exhibits monuments on the hill top.
• The hilltop Santipur area: This temple is dedicated to the sky of space and named after its founder Shantikaracharya, the first acharya of the valley from which all Vajracharya's claim ritual discent. The other place of interest are Sabyagubha, patis, sattals, shrine of god Yogambra, houses of Buddhacharya's and public squares.
• The saddle between Swayambhu and Manjusri: There are seven chaitya's around the prominent Vasubandhuchaitya. The five stone sculptures of the Vasubandhuchaitya represents the five Tahagatas.
• Pulasegu area: It is considered to be the place where Manjusri preached the doctrine of Buddhism. Legend also asserts that the chaitya was built by Santikaracharaya.
• Dharmchakravihar area: The sattals were built by Manandhar, Tuladhar and Shakya, quite often to provide shelter for unmarried women of the family who spent their life here as nuns.
• Manjusri area: Legend says that Santicaracharya, the saint who erected the Swayambhu chaitya, had also erected a chaitya in the memory of Manjusri. Saraswati is represented nearby by an unhewn stone and whole western hill and even the chaitya is identified with her.

In addition to the monuments and monasteries described above, there are some other sites considered of secondary importance but occupy prominent space on the Swayambhu hill. They include,

1. Access road to eastern side.
2. Bhuinkhel area on the east
3. Anandkuti School Complex near Manjusri hill
4. Gita Mandir on western side
5. Anandakuti Vihar on north hill slope
6. TU Museum on southern side.