Thruepang Palace facts for kids

Thruepang Palace is an royal dzong (a form of fortress) in Bhutan. It is a historic building in Bhutan.

History

Early History

The hillside placement of the palace was considered important in establishing control in the early days of the kingdom.

The dzong (fortress) portion was built in 1648. The first and second kings used the fortress to rule the kingdom from this crucial position.

Modern History

It is the birthplace of the third Druk Gyalpo (King) Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan in 1928. He spent is early days growing up in the palace.

This was a secondary resident and served as a, but not main, royal palace for the second Druk Gyalpo (king) Jigme Wangchuck and Queen Ashi Puntsho Choden. The Trhruepang Palace currently is still in use as a winter royal palace for the current king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Description

Location

The dzong is located in Thruepang village section of Nubi gewog (village block) in the District of Trongsa. Not far from the palace is the local market place. The palace sits upon a hill that leads straight to the Thruepang village.

Travel from the capital Thimpu requires 192 kilometers of travel and 8 hours of time.

Architecture

The palace largely can be attributed a large house rather than a full scale palace. There are 2 stories palace that sits on 10 acres of land.