The Dzong is situated at an altitude of 2,200 metres (7,220 feet). The Dzong is a masterpiece of architecture, a maze of courtyards, passageways and corridors containing in addition 23 temples. Trongsa means ‘the new village’ and the founding of Trongsa first dates back from the 16^th century when it was just a temple.  The Drukpa Lama, Ngagi Wangchuck, the great-grandfather pf Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel founded the first temple at Trongsa in 1543.