Chökhor Raptentse Dzong at Trongsa which was built in 1644, used to be the seat of power of the Wangchuck dynasty before it became rulers of Bhutan in 1907. Traditionally the King of Bhutan first becomes the Trongsa Penlop (governor) before being named Crown Prince and eventually King. Built on a mountain spur high above the gorges of the Mangde Chhu, the dzong controlled east-west trade for centuries. The only road connecting eastern and western Bhutan (the precursor to the modern Lateral Road), passed through the courtyard of the dzong. At the command of the penlop the massive doors could be shut, dividing the country in two.
Higher yet on the mountainside is a watchtower, called "Ta Dzong"(watch tower), built to guard the dzong from enemies but now housing a museum and a chapel dedicated to Jigme Namgyal who was Trongsa Penlop from 1853 to 1870. [1]
trongsa, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2019, le. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Trongsa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Trongsa previously Tongsa Dzongkha ཀ ང གསར Wylie krong gsar is a Thromde or town and the capital of Trongsa District in central Bhutan The name means new village in Dzongkha citation needed The first temple was built in 1543 by the Drukpa lama Ngagi Wangchuck who was the great grandfather of Ngawang Namgyal Zhabdrung Rinpoche the unifier of Bhutan citation needed TrongsaTrongsaTrongsaLocation in BhutanCoordinates 27 31 N 90 30 E 27 517 N 90 500 E 27 517 90 500Country BhutanDistrictTrongsa DistrictTime zoneUTC 6 BTT Trongsa Dzong editMain article Trongsa Dzong Chokhor Raptentse Dzong at Trongsa which was built in 1644 used to be the seat of power of the Wangchuck dynasty before it became rulers of Bhutan in 1907 Traditionally the King of Bhutan first becomes the Trongsa Penlop governor before being named Crown Prince and eventually King Built on a mountain spur high above the gorges of the Mangde Chhu the dzong controlled east west trade for centuries The only road connecting eastern and western Bhutan the precursor to the modern Lateral Road passed through the courtyard of the dzong At the command of the penlop the massive doors could be shut dividing the country in two Higher yet on the mountainside is a watchtower called Ta Dzong watch tower built to guard the dzong from enemies but now housing a museum and a chapel dedicated to Jigme Namgyal who was Trongsa Penlop from 1853 to 1870 1 nbsp Highway to Sarpang just east of the town nbsp Trongsa town medical centre nbsp Trongsa Dzong from above to the west of the town nbsp Holy water spring Trongsa BhutanSee also editTrongsa Dzong Penlop of Trongsa Trongsa Province Bhutan Cultural AtlasReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trongsa town Atlas of Bhutan Land Cover and Institutional Facilities Thimphu National Land Commission 2016 p 32 ISBN 978 9993692614 27 31 N 90 30 E 27 517 N 90 500 E 27 517 90 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trongsa amp oldid 1160703985, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
