Choktse Palace ཅོག་ཙེ་རྒྱལ་མཁར།

Choktse Palace or Zhuokeji is located in Barkham town. Choktse village was built between 1736 and 1795. Present constructions include four buildings: the front and side structures have four stories and the back building has six stories. Kitchens are in the ground floor, while houses for soldiers and storerooms are located on the second floor. The main part of the building is on the third floor where the residence of Choktse Gyalpo. The fourth floor and levels beyond served as defense works, which included holes for cannons, lookout rooms and blockhouses. Choktse Village was the government office of Choktse Gyalpo and also the ruling center of the whole village.

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