Dechencholing Palace

Dechencholing Palace
Dechencholing
Dechencholing Palace, Thimphu
Location within Bhutan
General information
Type	Palace
Architectural style	Bhutanese
Location	Thimphu, Bhutan
Coordinates	27°31′25″N 89°38′34″E / 27.523534°N 89.64273°E / 27.523534; 89.64273
Construction started	1952
Completed	1953[1]
Owner	Government of Bhutan
Technical details
Structural system	Palace
Floor count	Three
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

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Dechencholing Palace (Dzongkha: བདེ་ཆེན་ཆོས་གླིང་, dechencholing) 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.^[2] It was built in 1953 by the third king of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.