Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
A dzong on a ridge above the meeting of the Punatsang Chhu and Dang Chhu, the seat of Wangdue Phodrang District. It houses a Buddhist monastic community along with district offices, and looks over the road into central Bhutan.
- Where
- Wangdue Phodrang, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.4750, 89.8972
Get the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Wangdue Phodrang volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
Chimi Lhakhang 6.1 km
A temple on a round hillock near Lobesa in the Punakha valley, founded in 1499 by the lama Ngawang Chogyal. It is tied to his cousin Drukpa Kunley, the Divine Madman, and couples come here to pray for children.
Punakha Dzong 12 km
A great dzong at the meeting of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers, built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1637 and 1638, the second oldest and second largest in Bhutan. It holds the Rangjung Kharsapani and the remains of the Zhabdrung himself and of Pema Lingpa.
Dochula Pass 15 km
A mountain pass on the road from Thimphu to Punakha, crowned by 108 memorial chortens built by the eldest Queen Mother, Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck. The Druk Wangyal Lhakhang stands beside them, and on clear days the view runs to the snow peaks of the Himalaya.
Dobji Dzong 20 km
A dzong on a ridge above the highway from Thimphu to Haa, a few kilometres south of Chuzom, where the Paro and Thimphu rivers meet. It now houses a monastic school of about 35 monks and appeared in the 2003 film Travellers and Magicians.
Simtokha Dzong 23 km
A small dzong built in 1628 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifier of Bhutan, and the first of its kind in the country. It stands on a ridge just south of Thimphu and now houses an institute for the study of the Dzongkha language.
Buddha Dordenma 25 km
A gilded bronze Shakyamuni Buddha 54 metres tall, seated on a ridge above the southern approach to Thimphu among the ruins of an old palace. Inside are 125,000 smaller gilded bronze Buddhas, and the work was completed in 2015.
Pangri Zampa Monastery 26 km
A Buddhist monastery just north of Thimphu that serves as a college of Bhutanese astrology. Monks here study the traditional calculations used across the kingdom to read the calendar and the stars.
Royal Textile Academy 26 km
An academy in Thimphu devoted to Bhutanese weaving, founded under the patronage of Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck. It trains weavers in the country's traditional craft and shows the textiles that sit at the heart of Bhutanese culture.
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Questions
Where is Wangdue Phodrang Dzong?
Wangdue Phodrang Dzong is in Wangdue Phodrang, Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chimi Lhakhang (6.1 km), Punakha Dzong (12 km), Dochula Pass (15 km).
How do I get the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wangdue Phodrang Dzong and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Wangdue Phodrang volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wangdue Phodrang Dzong before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Wangdue Phodrang volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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