A view across the golden Punakha Valley from the top of the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten, Bhutan.
Built in 2004 and commissioned by the queen of Bhutan, the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten was created to ward off evil spirits in Bhutan and across the world, and to bring peace and harmony to all living things.
Despite being relatively new, the Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten was built in accordance with traditional Buddhist teachings.
It took Bhutanese carpenters, painters and sculptors nine years to build the four-story, pagoda-style structure, as well as the smaller pagodas surrounding it.
The view from the top of the building is spectacular, and allows you to see across the luscious Punakha Valley.
If you’re lucky, you may see eagles swopping through the air, looking for prey in the valley below.
