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Nepal: Bhimsen Tower (destroyed during the great earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015), Kathmandu,1995

The thin white Bhimsen Tower, also called Dharahara or Bhimsen Stambha (<i>stambha</i> meaning 'pillar') collpased during the 2015 earhquake that shook Nepal. The 60 metre high tower was built in 1824 by Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa as a watchtower; the construction was based more on a whim than military necessity. Originally there were two towers, but the other collapsed in 1832.

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Title: Nepal: Bhimsen Tower (destroyed during the great earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015), Kathmandu,1995

Caption: The thin white Bhimsen Tower, also called Dharahara or Bhimsen Stambha (stambha meaning 'pillar') collpased during the 2015 earhquake that shook Nepal. The 60 metre high tower was built in 1824 by Prime Minister Bhimsen Thapa as a watchtower; the construction was based more on a whim than military necessity. Originally there were two towers, but the other collapsed in 1832.

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Image size: 3315 × 5100 px | 48.4 MB

Print size: 28.1 × 43.2 cm | 1305.1 × 2007.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • ARCHITECTURE. • ASIA IMAGES • ASIA PICTURES • ASIA • ASIAN IMAGE • ASIAN IMAGES • ASIAN PICTURES • ASIAN • BHIMSEN STAMBHA • BHIMSEN TOWER • EARTHQUAKE • EARTHQUAKES • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • HISTORY. • KATHMANDU VALLEY • KATHMANDU • NEPAL • NEPALESE • PILLAR • RAINER KRACK • SEISM • STEEPLE • TORRE • TOWER • TOWERS • WATCHTOWER