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National Museum of Bhutan
Newest Review: ... a narrow bridge and once you are inside there are clear signposts to guide you round the building. This is pretty useful as ... more  ... it's not always obvious where you should go next. The building has 6 floors and more than a dozen separate galleries each showing items under a different theme.
Working downwards from the top, the sixth floor has a display of stamps (philately is a major income generator for Bhutan) and black and white photos of all the dzongs in the country. This enables you to get a sense of how the architects have each interpreted the basic dzong concept in subtly different ways. Keep in mind that all dzongs are built without a...more |
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National Museum of Bhutan: The Museum on the Hillside (1026 words)
by - written on 18/01/09 (Very useful, 123 readings)
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** Imagine if OUR National Museum was in Birmingham** Bhutan's National Museum is located not in the capital city of Thimphu, but in the second city of Paro. It's located in a round building which started life as the watchtower for Paro Dzong, the fortress-monastery that sits below it on the hillside on the outskirts of Paro. It was built in 1641 and converted into the National Museum in 1968. Normally the museum would be visited on the same day as the Dzong, but our first day in town was a Monday and the museum is closed that day. Consequently our visit was taken after climbing to see the Tiger's Nest monastery and before leaving for ... Read the complete review
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