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Bhimsen tower
Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: 977 1 4215616 Average Price: US$ 4 per personAbout
The purpose for the construction of the Bhimsen tower was military. It was used as a watchtower. In case some incidents of national importance occurred, bugles used to be blown from the top floor of the tower. This served to herald the message to the army men to assemble on urgent reason by blowing trumpet at the top floor of tower. The tradition of bugle trumpeting is still in practice. The statue of Shiva is placed at the top of the Tower and a golden spire crowns it.
