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Photograph : Phuntsho Tshering
Paro
Dzong was built on an existing foundation in 1646. It has been destroyed
numerous times by fire and eartquakes. One thing that survived these natural
calamities was the great Thangka (Scroll), which is displayed once a year
for only a few hours during the Paro Tsechu (festival).
Today
the dzong houses the administration offices of the local government and
the local monastic body. It also became known internationally, when film
director Bertollucci shot his first scenes from "The Little Buddha" in
this fort.
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