page_title: Driglam namzha
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Driglam namzha / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Bhutanese house — traditional architecture of the Paro district in Bhutan.
context_page_description: The Driglam Namzha is the official behaviour and dress code of Bhutan. It governs how citizens should dress in public and how they should behave in formal settings. It also regulates a number of cultural assets such as art and architecture. In English, driglam means "order, discipline, custom, rules, regimen" and namzha means "system", though the term may be styled "The Rules for Disciplined Behaviour".
context_section_description: The Driglam Namzha codifies the traditional rules for the construction of the sacred fortresses known as dzongs. No plans are drawn up nor are nails allowed in their construction. Under the direction of an inspired lama, citizens build dzongs as part of their tax obligation to the state. As recently as 1998, by decree, all buildings must be constructed with multi-coloured wood frontages, small arched windows and sloping roofs.
caption: A Bhutanese house in Paro with multi-coloured wood frontages, small arched windows and a sloping roof.
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