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Multi-periodSite Name: Kyichu LhakhangCountry: Bhutan
NOTE: This site is 118.809 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Paro
Latitude: 27.441111N Longitude: 89.375733E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Temple in Bhutan
The Kyichu Lhakhang temple is one of the oldest temples in Bhutan (7th century CE). It was built by the king of Tibet Songtsen Gampo to tame the giant female demon Sinmo.
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