Bhimsen Thapa

Dharahara or Bhimsen Stambha (; or ), is a tower at the centre of Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. It was first built in 1832 by Mukhtiyar (equivalent to Prime Minister) Bhimsen Thapa under the commission of Queen Lalit Tripurasundari and was a part of the architecture of Kathmandu recognized by UNESCO. It has been destroyed and reconstructed several times.

Mukhtiyar and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837