KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal on Saturday inaugurated a replica of a historic tower that collapsed in a devastating 2015 earthquake, a day before the disaster’s sixth anniversary.
The 19th-century, nine-story Dharahara tower, a major tourist attraction, was among buildings that crumbled in the 7.8-magnitude quake that killed nearly 9,000 people.
Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli inaugurated the new 23-story, 84-metre (276-foot) white tower, built next to the rubble of the original, by raining flowers from the top-floor balcony.
“Dharahara is linked to our feelings, pride, past, and history,” the prime minister said.
Two underground floors have also been built, to h…
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