Basantapur Tower, Kathmandu, Bagmati Nepal

King Prithvi Narayan Shah constructed the four red towers around Lohan Chowk. The towers represent the four old cities of the Kathmandu Valley. There is the Kathmandu or Basantapur Tower, the Kirtipur Tower, the Bhaktapur Tower or Lakshmi Bilas, and the Patan or Lalitpur Tower. The tower was extensively restored prior to King Birendra's coronation.

If it is clear you can also see the Himalaya Mountains. Basantapur means "place of Spring", and refers to Kathmandu.

The tower have intricately carved doorways, windows, and struts. The struts along the facade of the Basantapur Tower, particularly those facing out to Basantapur Square, are decorated with erotic carvings.