Clock Tower Square
Clock Tower Square is a square in Thimphu, Bhutan, and is the site of the famous tower with four clock faces. There are also many shops, hotels and restaurants surrounding the square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stephenshephard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Changlimithang Stadium and National Memorial Chorten.
Changlimithang Stadium
Stadium
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Changlimithang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, which serves as the national stadium of Bhutan. It is predominantly used for football matches and is the home of the Bhutan national football team, other national selections and a number of Thimphu-based football clubs. Changlimithang Stadium is situated 160 metres northeast of Clock Tower Square.
National Memorial Chorten
Buddhist temple
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Memorial Chorten is a stupa in Thimphu, Bhutan, located near Desuung Headquarters and above Royal Bhutan Police Headquarters. The stupa, built in 1974 to honor the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, is a prominent landmark in the city with its golden spires and bells. National Memorial Chorten is situated 460 metres south of Clock Tower Square.
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Drnirola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Referral Hospital is the public hospital of Bhutan, located in the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu. Since it was established in 1972, the hospital has been supplying free basic medical treatment as well as advanced surgeries and emergency services to citizens from all over the country. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital is situated 790 metres south of Clock Tower Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thimphu.
Thimphu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thimphu is the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan, and with a population of around 115,000, it is the nation's largest city.
Clock Tower Square
- Type: Square
- Description: Town center of Thimphu
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Thimphu District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.47037° or 27° 28′ 13″ northLongitude
89.63967° or 89° 38′ 23″ eastOpen location code
7MVFFJCQ+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 91559919OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q15210985
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In Other Languages
From Dzongkha to Vietnamese—“Clock Tower Square” goes by many names.
- Dzongkha: “ཆུ་ཚོད་ཀ་རིང་གྲུ་བཞི།”
- Russian: “Площадь Клок Тауэр”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la torre del reloj”
- Tamil: “மணிக்கூட்டுக் கோபுர சதுக்கம், திம்பு”
- Vietnamese: “Quảng trường tháp đồng hồ”
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