Basantapur Tower
is on the south side of the Nassal chowk. This tower is based on a
rectangular plan. It has nine stories, a four-tiered roof and a copper
pinnacle at the top. This thirty meters high tower was built to create
a pleasant pavilion and was named Basantapur Tower, meaning the
pleasant pavilion.
LohanChowk
On the south side of the Nassal chowk is
the Lohan Chowk, which was the residential wing of the Malla kings.
The entrance of the chowk is surmounted by two images of Lord Ganesh
on either side, who was believed to protect the palace. All four
corners of the courtyard support the four different types of towers
named Lalitpur Tower, Bhaktapur Tower, Kirtipur Tower and the
Basantapur Tower.