Overview
Wangdichholing palace was built in 1857 on the site of a battle camp of the Penlop of Trongsa – Jigme Namgyal. It was the first palace in Bhutan that was not designed primarily as a fortress. The son of Jigme Namgyal, also the First king of Bhutan, Sir Ugyen Wangchuck, was born here and chose it as his principal residence. Wangdichholing palace was also for a time the home of the Third King, before he moved the royal court to Punakha in 1952.
