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| Dharahara (Bhimsen Stambha) | |
|---|---|
धरहरा | |
 Dharahara after reconstruction in 2021 | |
| 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 |
| Completed | 1832 or later |
| Destroyed |
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| Height | 72 metres (236 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Debendra Nepal |
Dharahara or Bhimsen Stambha (Nepali: धरहरा; pronounced [dʱʌɾʌɦʌɾa] or [dʱʌɾʌːɾa]), is a 72-metre-tall (236 ft)[1] tower at the centre of Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal.[2] 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.[3] It has been damaged and reconstructed several times.
The tower had a spiral staircase containing 213 steps. The eighth floor held a circular balcony for observers that provided a panoramic view of the Kathmandu valley. It also had a 5.2-metre (17 ft) bronze mast on the roof.[2]
Most of the tower collapsed in the 25 April 2015 Nepal earthquake, but the base remains.[4][5] A total of 180 bodies were retrieved from the debris of tower after earthquake.[6] Reconstruction of the tower commenced in October 2018, and it was officially opened on 24 April 2021, one day before the sixth anniversary of the earthquake.[7]
- ^ "In pictures: Earthquake in Nepal demolishes Darahara Tower". DNA. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Bhimsen Tower on LonelyPlanet Guide". The Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
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ForSalewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Deepak Nagpal (25 April 2015). "LIVE: Two major quakes rattle Nepal; historic Dharahara Tower collapses, deaths reported in India". Zee News. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Historic Dharahara tower collapses in Kathmandu after earthquake". DNA India. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "180 bodies retrieved from debris of Dharhara tower". The Hindu. PTI. 2015-04-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ^ "Nepal opens replica Dharahara Tower in Kathmandu". BBC News. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
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