Dechencholing Palace

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.

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Dechencholing Palace ranks #1,476 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 2 mapped in Bhutan. Founded 1953 — one of 87 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. See how Bhutan compares in the castle statistics.

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