Clock Tower Square
Clock Tower Square is a square in Thimphu, Bhutan, and is the site of the famous tower with four clock faces.
Clock Tower Square is a square in Thimphu, Bhutan, and is the site of the famous tower with four clock faces. There are also many shops, hotels and restaurants surrounding the square.
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Worth seeing in and around Clock Tower Square
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Library of Bhutan
The National Library of Bhutan, located in Thimphu, Bhutan, was established in 1967 for the purpose of "preservation and promotion of the rich cultural and religious heritage" of Bhutan. It is located in the Kawajangtsa area of Thimphu, above the Royal Thimphu Golf Course, near the Folk Heritage Museum and the National Institute for Zorig Chusum.
1.6 km · national library and archives · Wikipedia - 02Changlimithang Stadium
The Changlimithang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, which serves as the national stadium of Bhutan. It is predominantly used for football matches and is the home of the Bhutan national football team, other national selections and a number of Thimphu-based football clubs.
200 m · football stadium · Wikipedia - 03Tashichho Dzong
Tashichho Dzong is a Buddhist monastery and fortress on the northern edge of the city of Thimphu in Bhutan, on the western bank of the Wang Chu. It has traditionally been the seat of the Druk Desi, the head of Bhutan's civil government, an office which has been combined with the kingship since the creation of the monarchy in 1907, and summer capital of the country.
2.2 km · Buddhist monastery and fortress in Bhutan · Wikipedia - 04Buddha Dordenma statue
Great Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue in the mountains of Bhutan celebrating the 60th anniversary of fourth king Jigme Singye Wangchuck. The statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Great Buddha Dordenma itself, are made of bronze and gilded in gold.
3 km · Statue in Bhutan · Wikipedia - 05Dechencholing Palace
Dechencholing Palace is located in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, 4 kilometres to the north of the Tashichho Dzong and 7 kilometres north of the city centre. It was built in 1953 by the third king of Bhutan Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
5.9 km · building · Wikipedia - 06Dechen Phodrang Monastery
Dechen Phrodrang, meaning "Palace of Great Bliss", is a Buddhist monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan. It is located to the north of the city.
3.5 km · Buddhist monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan · Wikipedia - 07Folk Heritage Museum
The Folk Heritage Museum is a museum in the Kawajangsa district of Thimphu, Thimphu District, in Bhutan. The museum was founded in 2001.
1.6 km · museum in Thimphu · Wikipedia - 08Changangkha Lhakhang
Changangkha Lhakhang is a compact temple complex located on the tip of a ridge that juts towards central Thimphu from the hills to the east. Founded in the 13th or 14th centuries, it is probably the oldest surviving temple in Thimphu.
1.2 km · Old Buddhist temple in Thimpu, Bhutan · Wikipedia - 09Druk Wangditse Lhakhang
Druk Wangditse Lhakhang, the "Temple of the Peak of Conquest" is located high on a forested ridge to the south of Tashichho Dzong overlooking the whole Thimphu valley. It was established in 1715 as the seat of the 8th Druk Desi, Druk Rabgye.
3.2 km · Buddhist temple in Thimpu, Bhutan · Wikipedia
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Getting to Clock Tower Square
- Airports
- Paro (PBH), 23 km · Bagdogra (IXB), 157 km · Xigaze Peace / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ), 212 km
- Siliguri → Clock Tower Square147 km · quickest by road, 5h · ₹1,890–2,360
- Xigazê (Samzhubzê) → Clock Tower Square214 km · quickest by road, 12h 1m · ¥295–395
- Shannan (Gonggar) → Clock Tower Square238 km · quickest by air, 7h 13m · ¥530–800
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Clock Tower Square. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThere are shared taxis from the city bus station ('Bus Parking'), and the rate is around Nu35-40 to suburbs within a 20- to 30-min drive.
- Go nextShared taxis are a quick and comfortable means to travel to nearby places, such as Paro (Nu 250) and Punakha (Nu 350) or even to Phuentsholing (Nu1,000) (as of February 2024).
- Go nextShared taxis depart from the inter-district bus station, with drivers approaching potential passengers.
- Go nextLocated about an hour's drive north of Thimphu, the trek begins from a prayer flag covered bridge and takes about one hour.
- Go nextParo is a 45-minute to one-hour drive from the capital - an easy day trip.
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Next door to Clock Tower Square
- Tshalunangplace in Paro District, Bhutan4.2 km
- Motithangdistrict of Thimphu in Thimphu District, Bhutan1.7 km