This was the first fortress (Dzong) built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal1629 The site is said to have been chosen to guard over a demon that had vanished into rock nearby, hence the name Simtokha, from simmo (demoness) and do (stone).
This was the first fortress (Dzong) built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal1629 The site is said to have been chosen to guard over a demon that had vanished into rock nearby, hence the name Simtokha, from simmo (demoness) and do (stone).