Fortress
Gyantse Dzong
🇨🇳 China · 14th century
Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress is one of the best preserved dzongs in Tibet, perched high above the town of Gyantse on a huge spur of grey brown rock.
According to Vitali, the fortress was constructed in 1390 and guarded the southern approaches to the Tsangpo Valley and Lhasa. The town was surrounded by a wall 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long. The entrance is on the eastern side.
Text adapted from “Gyantse Dzong” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gyantse Dzong ranks #2,974 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #49 of the 120 mapped in China. Founded 1390, it is older than 59% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 346 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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