Sitting on the steep hill overlooking Paro Valley, the Paro Dzong (fortress) was built in 1644 to protect the valley from Tibetan invasions. It’s formal name is Rinchen Pung Dzong (usually shortened to Rinpung Dzong), means ‘Fortress on a Heap of Jewels’. The site was first built as a monastery then a big fortress for protection purpose.
Like most other Fortress, Paro Dzong is well-sited on a steep hillside adjacent to a main river and there is a watch tower at the back. Many of them remain in use, housing both monastic body and district government office.
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帕羅堡的正門在山上,進入城堡的中層大庭院。
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大門後是一條畫滿了佛像的走廊。
![Paro Dzong (Fortress) 帕羅堡](http://travelmomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Paro_fortress_monastery.jpg)
跟其他不丹堡壘一樣,帕羅堡是佛教和地方政府共用的地方。堡壘內的殿堂和辦公室都不讓遊客參觀。遊客只能在庭院地方和廟宇參觀。
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這是大庭院的主樓,有一個小廟宇供奉十一面觀音。
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這一邊應該是政府辦公室。
![Paro Dzong (Fortress) 帕羅堡](http://travelmomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Paro_fortress_2.jpg)
下一層是佛教部份,有寺廟、課室和殿堂。正面遠處看到的窗戶可以看到帕羅河谷美麗的景觀。
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這只是景觀的一部份。
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這是廟宇。大部份不丹的廟宇內都是富麗堂皇的,顏色鮮豔和乾淨。由於廟宇都不可以拍照,你要親自來看看!
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帕羅堡最具代表性的照片是從帕羅河畔的角度拍的,可以看到堡壘連接一條木橋,山上有瞭望塔(即現在的國家博物館)。
![Paro Dzong (Fortress) 帕羅堡](http://travelmomo.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/paro_fortress_nightview.jpg)
由於城堡和國家博物館晚上都有射燈照明,夜景也很漂亮。
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