How a Bhutanese temple landed in an El Paso college campus
The story of how Bhutan ese architecture came to dominate the campus began in 1913 when the University of Texas System established its second campus, then called theWhen the original campus was destroyed by fire, the college moved to its present location and began constructing buildings in 1917.magazine, Kathleen Worrell , wife of the school’s dean, suggested that the new buildings be modeled after the traditional Bhutan ese mountain architecture.
The Lhakhang is open free of charge on Wednesdays and the first Saturday of the month from 11am to 1pm when the university is open. As part of the campus’, is a great introduction to the building before visiting. Parking passes are available at the security booth off Sun Bowl Drive. For more information, call 915/747-5565 or 915/747-8994.
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