The Ultimate Landmark Quiz

Paro Taksang

 

This is the Paro Taksang, a Buddhist monastery in the Para Valley. People built it into the Himalayan cliff face in the 17th century. Ancient ruler Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye commissioned the building in 1692. The legend behind the monastery is that it sits in the area where Padmasambhāva brought Buddhism to the country while riding a tiger.