Dharahara (Bhimsen Stambha)

Dharahara (Bhimsen Stambha) - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

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 damaged and reconstructed several times. Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
date from: 1832

Source: en.wikipedia.org