Punakha

Punakha Dzong

The Punakha Dzong, also known as Pungthang Dewa Chhenpoi Phodrang (meaning "the palace of great happiness or bliss"), is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha, Bhutan. Constructed by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, in 1637–38, it is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan and one [...]

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