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Dechencholing Palace

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Dechencholing Palace
Dechencholing Palace. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Dechencholing Palace (Dzongkha: བདེ་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་, romanized: dechencholing) is located in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the Tashichho Dzong and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city centre. It was built in 1953 by the third king of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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