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Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
A fortress-monastery whose timber structures were devastated by fire in 2012.
Wangdue Phodrang · Wangdue Phodrang
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As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
27.4750°, 89.8972° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Dates of source consultation are not dates of field inspection. Historical events do not establish the current condition.
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AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Partial destruction · unknown causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
24 June 2012 AD
Fire devastated the dzong’s timber buildings, leaving masonry ruins.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesFire devastated the dzong’s timber buildings, leaving masonry ruins.
The contemporary report described a suspected electrical fault under investigation. No human destroyer is alleged.
- Fire destroys historic Bhutan site ↗CNN · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Wangdue Phodrang Dzong — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateSupported in consulted sources24 June 2012
- Fire destroys historic Bhutan site ↗CNN · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Wangdue Phodrang Dzong — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · Damage/history passage identified in the source context on the Sources page · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownA responsible individual or organization has not been established.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality coordinate; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Wangdue Phodrang Dzong — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Present physical condition has not been independently established in this edition.
Source context
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- Fire destroys historic Bhutan site ↗ · CNN
26 June 2012: reports the fire at the fortress-monastery on Sunday, 24 June. A short circuit was suspected; the cause was still under investigation.
Discovery: Expansion review: original institution/report or Wikipedia reference trail · Access: direct - Wangdue Phodrang Dzong — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
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