Dechencholing Palace

Dechencholing Palace

Dechencholing
Jigme Singye Wangchuck with his three wives and Robert O. Blake Jr., 2010
Location within Bhutan
General information
TypePalace
Architectural styleBhutanese
LocationThimphu, Bhutan
Coordinates27°31′25″N 89°38′34″E / 27.523534°N 89.64273°E / 27.523534; 89.64273
Construction started1952
Completed1953
OwnerGovernment of Bhutan
Technical details
Structural systemPalace
Floor countThree
Design and construction
ArchitectDruk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
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Dechencholing Palace (Dzongkha: བདེ་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་, romanizeddechencholing) is located in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north of the Tashichho Dzong and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city centre. It was built in 1953 by the third king of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.