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Bhutan is mourning the loss of Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, a four-century-old architectural wonder that had dramatically stood on a ridge at the confluence of two rivers before it burned to the ground ...
News Bhutan » Wangdue Phodrang » History: Wangdue Phodrang Drong
Founded by Zhabdrung in 1638, Wangdue holds historical importance for Bhutan since it was the country's second capital in the early days. It is located on the top of a high ridge between the Punak Tsa ...
News Bhutan » Wangdue Phodrang » History: Bhutan: The Wind In Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
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News Bhutan » Wangdue Phodrang » History: Bhutan's Wangdue Phodrang temple to be rebuilt after fire
Bhutanese PM Jigmi Thinley has promised that the historic 17th Century Wangdue Phodrang temple - destroyed by fire over the weekend - will be rebuilt. Mr Thinley said the destruction of the temple ...
News Bhutan » Wangdue Phodrang » History: Pungthang Dewachen Phodrang, the palace of great happiness in Punakha
Pungthang Dewachen Phodrang, the “palace of great happiness”, rises on a tongue of land between two rivers in Punakha in central Bhutan. Built in the seventeenth century as a fortress-monastery, it ...