Thimphu - Bhutan
Thimphu is a stronghold of art, architecture and culture. Its buildings are designed in the traditional style, with Buddhist paintings and motifs, as well as elaborately painted trefoil windows and wooden frames.
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The impressive Tashicho Dzong is a 350-year-old monastery fortress.
- The Memorial Chorten was built in memory of the third king of Bhutan.
- The oldest fortress in Thimphu, the Simtokha Dzong, is famed for beautiful frescoes and slate carvings.
- Herbal medicine is celebrated at the National Institute of Traditional Medicine.
- The National Folk Heritage Museum pays homage to the Bhutanese way of life with folk dances and exhibits.
- Built in the style of a traditional temple, the National Library houses religious books and manuscripts in Dzongkha and Classical Tibetan.
- The city’s main thoroughfare, the Morzin Lam, is lined with shops and restaurants.
- The National Textile Museum displays traditional Bhutanese textiles and clothing.
- The city is a starting point for hiking, trekking and river rafting.
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Did you know?
Thimpu's weekend market is the largest in Bhutan - visitors can shop for traditional masks, carpets, prayer wheels, silk screened handmade paper, woven wool, silk cloth and precious stones.
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