Gasa Dzong
Bhutan, Bhutan
Gasa Dzong (Dzongkha: also) or Gasa Tashi Thongmön Dzong near Gasa is the administrative center of Gasa Dzongkhag (district) in the northwestern region of Bhutan. The dzong was built in the 17th century by Tenzin Drukdra the second Druk Desi over the site of a meditation place established by Drubthob Terkungpa in the 13th century. The Dzong was constructed as a bulwark against attacks from the north and named Tashi Tongmön Dzong. It was later expanded by the fourth Desi, Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye. Inside the Guardian's Temple (Goenkhang) he placed ritual object and performed the consecration ceremony. In January 2008 Gasa Dzong was badly damaged by a fire that took 10 hours to put out.
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