Dharahara

Dharahara
धरहरा (Nepali)
Dharahara after reconstruction in 2021
Location in Kathmandu valley Show map of Kathmandu Location in Bagmati Show map of Bagmati Province Location in Nepal Show map of Nepal
Alternative names	Bhimsen Tower
General information
Status	Complete (reconstructed)
Architectural style	Mughal and neoclassical style
Location	Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal
Country	Nepal
Coordinates	27°42′03″N 85°18′43″E / 27.7007°N 85.3119°E / 27.7007; 85.3119
Completed	1832 (1832) or later
Destroyed	15 January 1934 (1934-01-15) (1934 earthquake; two of the original nine storeys remained) 25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) (2015 earthquake; a 10-metre-tall (33 ft) stump of the base remains)
Height	72 metres (236 ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Debendra Nepal

Dharahara, also known as Bhimsen Stambha (Nepali: धरहरा, भिमसेन स्तम्भ); pronounced [Dhar-ah-rah]), is a 72-meter-tall (236 ft) tower located in Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. It was first built in 1832 by Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa under the commission of Queen Lalit Tripurasundari and was part of the architectural heritage of Kathmandu recognized by UNESCO. The tower had a spiral staircase with 213 steps, and the eighth floor had a circular balcony providing a panoramic view of the Kathmandu Valley. It also had a 5.2-meter (17 ft) bronze mast on the roof.