Thimphu, Bhutan

Memorial Chorten, Thimphu

The Memorial Chorten is a stupa (Dzongkha chöten, cheten) in Thimphu, Bhutan, located near Desuung Headquarters and above Royal Bhutan Police Headquarters. The stupa, built in 1974 to honor the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1928–1972), is 108 feet tall (about 33 meters) and a prominent landmark in the...

City

Thimphu

Country

Bhutan

More places in Thimphu

• Tashichho Dzong
• Dochula Pass
• Simtokha Dzong
• Buddha Dordenma statue

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