Rice terraces near the Drukgyel Dzong, Paro Valley, Bhutan

 Fortress

Drukgyal Dzong was a fortress and Buddhist monastery, now in ruins, located in the upper part of the Paro District,Bhutan. The dzong was probably built by Tenzin Drukdra in 1649 at the behest ofNgawang Namgyal, Zhabdrung Rinpoche, to commemorate victory over an invasion from Tibet. In the early 1950s, Drukgyal Dzong was almost completely destroyed by fire. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion. The area is also famous for spectacular rice terraces which are used by locals for generations to produce rice.

Picture Source: Collected from Internet