Thimphu National Memorial Chorten

Thimphu: National Memorial Chorten (Stupa)

Thimphu National Memorial Chorten (Stupa) was built in 1874 by the Royal Queen Mother, dedicated to the father of Modern Bhutan, the Late His Majesty King, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck of Bhutan. This Tibetan & Bhutanese Architecture mixed stupa has got three different sects of Buddhism such as Gongdu on the Top Floor, Drukpa Kagyud on the Middle Floor with Second Buddha figures facing the Sun Rise and on the Ground Floor its the Phurba.