| Thimpu's
Administrative Buildings (various ages) |
Thimpu, Bhutan |
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Thimpu has a relatively pleasant climate and used to serve as the summer capital of the kingdom. Now that it has become the capital year-round, administrative buildings have been added to accommodate various government functions. As Bhutan's most urbanized area, the Thimpu administrative district is unusually crowded with buildings. Dzong-like structures built in the traditional style (some are indeed pre-modern) dominate the skyline.
Bibliography:
All images copyright 1994-present Galen R. Frysinger (these photographs taken 1994)
Karan, Pradyumna P. Bhutan:
A Physical and Cultural Geography
University
of Kentucky Press, 1967. Lexington
Schicklgruber, Christian &
Pommaret, Francoise. Bhutan: Mountain Fortress of the Gods
Shambhala
Publishers, 1998. Boston
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