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Nepal
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dharahara (Nepali: ; pronounced [dʱʌɾʌɦʌɾa] or [dʱʌɾʌːɾa]), is a 72-metre-tall (236 ft) tower at the centre of Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tower collapsed in the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.8 and killed more than 9, 000 people. More than 50 people died in the destruction of the tower itself, also known as the Bhimsen Tower. When it was built, the original tower had 18 storeys, reduced to 11 after another earthquake in 1935.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the earthquake of 1834, both towers survived, but the first Bhimsen’s tower suffered severe damage. A century later, on 15 January 1934, another earthquake completely destroyed the first tower, and only two of the 9 stories of the second tower remained.
Detailed explanation-4: -The historic monument was built in 1832 BS at the initiative of Bhimsen Thapa.
Detailed explanation-5: -Most of the tower collapsed on April 25, 2015 during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake although the base remains. The reconstruction of Dharahara started in 2018 and the newly-built 21-storey building is scheduled to be inaugurated on April 24.