# Dharahara

_Nine storey tower built in 1832_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/dharahara
Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Dharahara or Bhimsen Stambha, is a 72-metre-tall (236 ft) tower at the centre of Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. It was first built in 1832 by Mukhtiyar 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.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** tower ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269090#P31))
- **Located in:** Kathmandu (city) › Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269090#P131))
- **Established:** 1825 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269090#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7006, 85.3117

## Questions

**Where is Dharahara located?**  
Dharahara is located in Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

## Related

- [Bagmati Province](https://diginpl.com/places/bagmati-province)
- [Kathmandu](https://diginpl.com/places/kathmandu)
- [Kathmandu District](https://diginpl.com/places/kathmandu-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dharahara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharahara) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): धरहरा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q5269090](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5269090) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: DHARAHARA TOWER.jpg by SUMIR SHRESTHA (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DHARAHARA_TOWER.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Dharahara, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: DHARAHARA TOWER.jpg — SUMIR SHRESTHA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Dharahara". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/dharahara. Retrieved 21 October 2026.