Thanks, Moose. That was interesting explication :-)
Chris
> On 6 Dec 17, at 22:45, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The other temples and monasteries we visited and the many, many other temples
> monasteries we saw don't have the tall, massive exterior walls. The two
> buildings above the A19 in the descending Royal Bhutan plane shot I posted
> recently are monasteries.
>
> There is a fair amount of new building underway or recently done, especially
> for such a small population. It's clear that the government requires high
> standards of at least external design and decoration that matches the
> traditional. So new apartment buildings that would elsewhere be unremarkable
> blocks have traditional roof and window styles and lots of colorful exterior
> decoration.
>
> The effort to maintain and restore old buildings, build new ones that match
> and maintain traditional clothing is quite remarkable.
>
> Explicatory Moose
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