Bhutan · 16th century
Dobji Dzong (Dzongkha: རྡོ་སྦྱིས་རྫོང་།) is a dzong monastery in Bhutan, on a ridge on the national highway from Thimphu to Haa, Paro District, just a few kilometers south of the confluence of the Paro and Thimphu rivers at Chuzom. It is 6,600 feet. Today the dzong houses a monastic school with 35 monks. It was featured in the 2003 film by Bhutanese lama, Travellers and Magicians.
The utse (tower), which previously served as Dogar Penlop's residence, and later as a jail, is undergoing a Nu.36.4 million renovation funded by the King of Bhutan.
The sacred statue of Jetsun Milarepa that is in the shrine, is believed to have been brought from Druk Ralung in Tibet.
Text adapted from “Dobji Dzong” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dobji Dzong ranks #8,198 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 14 mapped in Bhutan. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Thimphu, 8 km away. See how Bhutan compares in the castle statistics.
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