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friends. Trongsa Dzong is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan,
located in Trongsa (formerly Tongsa) in Trongsa district, in the
centre of the country. Built on a spur overlooking the gorge of
the Mangde River, a temple was first established at the location
in 1543 by the Drukpa lama, Ngagi Wangchuk son of Ngawang
Chhojey. In 1647, his great-grandson Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal
(Shabdrung or Zhabdrung being his title), constructed the first
dzong to replace it, called Chökhor Rabtentse Dzong with a
shorter version of Choetse Dzong. It was enlarged several times
during the 18th century; the Chenrezig Lhakang was built in 1715
and a whole complex, including the Maitreya (Jampa) temple, was
added in 1771. The dzong has since been repaired on several
occasions; it was damaged during the 1897 Assam earthquake and
underwent extens