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MONUMENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

There are three monuments of national importance in Sikkim which are located in

West District. These three monuments are under the direct administrative control of

the Archaeological Survey of India, Kolkata ircle. These monuments are wellmaintained and protected under Ancient !onuments and Archaeological Sites and

"emains #Amended and "evalidation$ Act %&'&. Three monuments are as follows(

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Coronation

throne/Norbugang

Yuksom, West Sikkim:-The

'st King of the )amgyal

Dynesty *huntsog )amgyal

was consecrated here in '+'AD -y the three saints,

hatsun henpo, )agadak

Senpa henpo and Karthok

"ig/ing henpo. 0uksom

meaning the 'st place of

meeting of these great lamas and -ecame the 1rst capital of Sikkim.

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Dubdi monastery( 2-elonging to the )ingmapa

sects of 3uddhist lamayasim,

this monastery was

esta-lished in '4&' AD during

the time of the 5rd hogyal

hador )amgyal

5.

Rabdentse RuinedPalace PELLIN! "ESTSI##IM $Second Ca%iatl&(2"a-dentse was the secondcapital of Sikkim -uilt -y

Tensung )amgyal, thesecond hogyal of Sikkimand son to *hontsog)amgyal who shifted thecapital 0uksom to "a-dentse

in the late '4th

entury. Theruins of this ancient capital,surrounded -y a ru--leforti1cation are scattered

over a conspicuous spur within athicky forested valley on the

southWest of *emayangtse

!onastery.

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STATE MONUMENTS

There are remains of two monuments vi/( 3udang 6adi, entral *endam, 7ast

Sikkim and 8ndichi *alace Tumlong, )orth Sikkim which are presently -eingrestored -y the ultural A9airs : ;eritage Department. The department has takenmeasures for their conservation with the help of Archaeological Survey of India andlocal conservation e.

ON!DIC(I PALACE TUMLON! NORT( SI##IM

#3efore conservation$ #After conservation$

8ngdichi *alace at a-rang, Tumlong was -uilt in the year '>' -y the 4 thhogyal

Tsugphud )amgyal. This is the third capital of the )amgyal Dynasty after Tashitenka

and "a-dentse. *resently ultural A9airs : ;eritage Department is restoring the

ruin site with the help of ASI, Kolkat ircle and local conservation e

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TRADITIONAL (OUSES OF SI##IM

Traditional ;ouses found in Sikkim are part of vernacular architecture which were in

practice in Sikkim. ?ernacular architecture is the popular architecture that is

practice -y the people without the help of the architects it is evolved over

generation -y the people and their artisans for their own use. It relies on materials

and skills that are availa-le in the area.

#)im $')utia Traditional (ouse&*+

The house is designed rinchen surgay are

the eight sided layout or plan. The

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