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Multi-periodSite Name: Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan Alternative Name: The Tiger's NestCountry: Bhutan
NOTE: This site is 75.803 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Paro
Latitude: 27.491888N Longitude: 89.363459E
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 |
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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 |
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Temple in Bhutan
A Buddhistic temple around a cave in which Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of the Tibetian buddhism, was meditating in the 8th century. It lies on 3100 m of altitude. This temple is one of the most important sacrifice places in Bhutan.
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