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Hubert Trapp
April 8, 2024
Hiking
The city of Paro in the ‘Paro Chhu’ valley lies at an altitude of 2,200 meters. From the ‘Paro Ta Dzong’, the national museum, you have an excellent view of the city and the rice fields in the plain at the bottom of the valley. To the south, the view extends as far as the international airport.
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April 8, 2024
Hiking
‘Paro Ta Dzong’ was completed in the mid-17th century as a circular watchtower about 100 m above the ‘Rinpung Dzong’ to monitor the valley of the ‘Paro Chhu’ as an outpost against potential attackers from Tibet. The watchtower was part of an integrated defense network with two other towers and fortified walls.
In 1968, at the request of His Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the building was converted into the National Museum of Bhutan and the official name of the site was changed to ‘Namse Bangdze’ (Treasury of the God of Wealth).
orientalarchitecture.com/sid/1568/bhutan/paro/paro-ta-dzong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Bhutan
In 1968, at the request of His Majesty King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the building was converted into the National Museum of Bhutan and the official name of the site was changed to ‘Namse Bangdze’ (Treasury of the God of Wealth).
orientalarchitecture.com/sid/1568/bhutan/paro/paro-ta-dzong
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Bhutan
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Andi
November 12, 2025
Hiking
The National Museum of Bhutan was originally built in 1649 as a strategic watchtower to protect Paro Dzong from potential invasions and stands as a testament to the nation's cultural …
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Elevation 2,400 m