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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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