Bhutan House
| Bhutan House | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Dzong/Palace |
| Location | Kalimpong, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 27°04′41″N 88°29′18″E / 27.078184°N 88.488377°E |
| Current tenants | Queen Mother Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck |
| Completed | 1912 |
| Owner | Dorji family |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 12+ |
| References | |
Bhutan House is an estate located in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, owned by the Dorji family of Bhutan. The site is the traditional administrative Dzong for southern Bhutan, and also functioned as the administrative center for the whole of western Bhutan during the modern kingdom's early years of consolidation. It represented the relationship between Bhutan and British India, and is a modern symbol of Bhutan–India relations.
It is the home of Queen Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck, the grandmother of the current Bhutanese king, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck.