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<< Text Pages >> Kyichu Lhakhang - Ancient Temple in Bhutan

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Multi-periodSite Name: Kyichu Lhakhang
Country: Bhutan
NOTE: This site is 80.21 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Paro
Latitude: 27.441111N  Longitude: 89.375733E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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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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Neige perpétuelle sur la ville
Tôt le matin sur la vallée / Early Morning on the Valley
BHU-198 On the obstacle course
BHU-203 On the obstacle course
BHU-207 Group approaching Kyichu Lhakhang
BHU-191 Paro

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