El Paso, Texas might be the last place you'd expect to find a heavy South Asian cultural influence, but the architecture at the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) was actually inspired by the ancient architecture of Bhutan, a small landlocked country nestled between India, and China. "When I visited the campus of UTEP, there weren't many people who knew why the architecture looks the way it does," Lisa Napoli, a journalist and author of Radio Shangrila: What I Learned In Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth, told KUT News. "I've been meeting people who were from El Paso, or who had friends from El Paso or relatives, and had no idea why UTEP looks the way it does," she said. Napoli says, however, that many people on the campus are big advocates of the connection between UTEP and Bhutan, and the number of Bhutanese students at UTEP has increased in recent years. The Bhutanese influence on UTEP's architecture can be attributed to Kathleen Worrell, the wife of the first dean of the school, back when it was called the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1914. Worrell read a 1914 issue of National Geographic that featured an 88-page photo essay of Bhutan, according to a history of the school on UTEP's website. Worrell convinced her husband it would be a good idea to model the school's architecture on Bhutan's, and the first buildings in that style were constructed in 1917. One of the most noticable differences between buildings in Bhutan and those at UTEP is that El ...
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10 days at Bhutan during April 2010. A special, unique and peaceful country.
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A traditional wooden cantilever bridge over Thimphu River in Lower Thimphu. - www.bhutantour.bt
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FASHION, ARCHITECTURE, FINE ART
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Architecture from Bhutan present by La Maison Du Bhoutan 40Ter rue Olivier-Métra 75020 Paris FRANCE. www.lamaisondubhoutan.com
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During the month of May, 2007 we visited Bhutan. The country and the general people of the country are really charming. Natural beauty of Dochula Pass, Chelala and Paro, we will never forget. Cost of living, however, was very high. It would be pretty difficult for the common people of Bhutan to make two ends together. One boiled potato costed us Rs.5/- while one boiled egg was Rs. 18/-, one cup of tea was Rs.18/-.
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Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces bring to you the gateway to a land steeped in mythology and magic. Set in the heart of Thimphu Valley, Taj Tashi is a blend of traditional Bhutanese Dzong architecture and modern design. Adorned with classical hand-drawn Buddhist murals, its 66 elegant guestrooms afford guests striking highlights of the region's art and colour. Besides breathtaking views of the mountains that rise above the Thimphu valley. Continuing the journey into mystical Bhutan at the Taj Tashi, guests can sample Bhutan's fiery cuisine, gaze at the mesmerizing prayer wheels through its panoramic windows, make short but rewarding forays into the vibrant local markets, pleasantly while their time in one of the hotel's traditional themed café's and restaurants, or find yet more ways to relax with a special 'Bhutanese Hot Stone Bath' at the Taj Spa. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces offer an experience of the mystique and beauty of Bhutan from a milieu of contemporary refinement and warm hospitality that is purely Taj.
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Trongsa dzong, Bhutan
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Thimpu has a large number of monasteries like Tashichhoe Dzong, Simtokha Dzong, Dechen Phodrang Monastery, Dechencholing Palace, Tango Monastery and Cheri Monastery. The traditional architectural monuments in Thimphu, as in the rest of Bhutan, are of typical Bhutanese architecture of monasteries, dzongs (most striking fortress type structures), chortens, gateways, Lhakhangs, other sacred places and royal palaces, which are the most distinctive architectural forms of Bhutan. Thisfootage is part of the professionally-shot stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and Digital Betacam. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... wfi @ vsnl.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.
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Punakha dzong in Bhutan en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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Trip to Bhutan, April 2012
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UTEP is home to the best export of Bhutan(ie architecture) to the west. Texas, USA.
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Images of Bhutan's breathtaking landscapes and unique architecture. Photography: Deng Weizhong Website: www.truphotos.com Facebook www.facebook.com deviantART: gnohz.deviantart.com Twitter www.twitter.com Flickr: www.flickr.com
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A beautiful area with Swiss-like landscape and pretty venacular architecture in western Bhutan. Look out the penis painting on the first house in the video - these are symbols to ward off evil.
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The most beautiful monastery in all of Bhutan, Punakha Dzong, attracts Bhutanese and foreigners alike to its temple complex.
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