Dharahara
Also known as Bhimsen Tower, Dharahara Tower
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.
Key facts
- Building.name
- Dharahara
- Building.image
- File:Dharahara new tower.jpg
- Building.caption
- The reconstructed Dharahara
- Building.location
- Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Building.architect
- Debendra Nepal
- Building.status
- Complete (reconstructed)
- Building.completion_date
- or later
- Building.pushpin_map
- Kathmandu#Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
- Building.map_caption
- Location in Kathmandu Valley##Location in Bagmati Province##Location in Nepal
- Building.alternate_names
- Bhimsen Tower
- Building.location_country
- Nepal
- Building.architectural_style
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- 2015 earthquake
- Reconstruction and inauguration
- Architecture
- Before collapse
- New Dharahara Tower
- Gallery
- See also
- References
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.
The tower has a spiral staircase containing 213 steps. The eighth floor holds a circular balcony for observers that provides a panoramic view of the Kathmandu Valley. It also has a bronze mast on the roof.
Gallery (2)
On the map
2 mapped locations