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Paro Dzong was built on an existing foundation in 1646.
It has been destroyed numerous times by fire and eartquakes.
One thing that survived these natural calamities was the
great Thangka (Scroll), which is displayed once a year for
only a few hours during the Paro Tsechu (festival).
Today the dzong houses the administration offices of the
local government and the local monastic body. It also became
known internationally, when film director Bertollucci shot
his first scenes from "The Little Buddha" in this fort.
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