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<< Our Photo Pages >> Palcho Monastery - Ancient Temple in China

Submitted by DrewParsons on Thursday, 16 January 2020  Page Views: 633

Multi-periodSite Name: Palcho Monastery Alternative Name: Gyantze Monastery
Country: China
NOTE: This site is 4.645 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Gyantze
Latitude: 28.924800N  Longitude: 89.595270E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Palcho Monastery
Palcho Monastery submitted by DrewParsons : The circular Kumbun with its 9 floors and 76 chapels, each containing statues of Buddhist figures. During the Cultural Revolution many were destroyed although replacements have now been installed. Photographed in December 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Tibet

Palcho Monastery is located above the Tibetan town of Gyantze. It dates back to the ninth century AD when Pelkor-tsen founded it and after whom it is named. The main temple - the Tsuklakhang was built between 1418 and 1428. During the cultural revolution Red Guards destroyed ten of the temples although three, including the amazing Kumbun circular temple built in 1427 were protected by the intervention of senior persons. Walls above the temple and the nearby fort defended the area. The fort was the scene of a seige by the British Younghusband Expeditionary force in 1904.
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Palcho Monastery
Palcho Monastery submitted by DrewParsons : Gyangtze Fort from the temple. December 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palcho Monastery
Palcho Monastery submitted by DrewParsons : The main temple. December 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palcho Monastery
Palcho Monastery submitted by DrewParsons : The main Tsuklakhang Temple. December 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palcho Monastery
Palcho Monastery submitted by DrewParsons : Interior of the restored Tsuklakhang Assembly Hall. December 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palcho Monastery
Palcho Monastery submitted by DrewParsons : The walls defending the monastery, some of the destroyed temple ruins are below these walls. December 2019 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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