Dharahara , also known as the Bhimsen Tower , was a nine-story ( ) tall tower in the center of Kathmandu . It was originally built in 1832 by the Prime Minister of the time , Bhimsen Thapa , under the command of Queen Lalit Tripura Sundari . It survived an earthquake just two years after construction in 1834 , but on January 15 , 1934 , another earthquake destroyed the tower . It was then rebuilt by the prime minister of the time , Juddha Shumsher , who renovated Dharahara to its previous form . This survived until 25 April 2015 when it was destroyed in the 2015 earthquake
2015 earthquake
April 2015 Nepal earthquake
Architecture of Kathmandu