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Submitted by KaiHofmann on Wednesday, 21 September 2011  Page Views: 6682

Multi-periodSite Name: Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan Alternative Name: The Tiger's Nest
Country: Bhutan
NOTE: This site is 122.149 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Paro
Latitude: 27.491888N  Longitude: 89.363459E
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.
2 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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Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan
Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan submitted by KaiHofmann : Tiger's Nest monastery Site in Bhutan (Vote or comment on this photo)
Temple in Bhutan

A Buddhistic temple around a cave in which Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of the Tibetian buddhism, was meditating in the 8th century. It lies on 3100 m of altitude. This temple is one of the most important sacrifice places in Bhutan.
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Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan
Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan submitted by KaiHofmann : Tiger's Nest monastery Site in Bhutan (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan
Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan submitted by KaiHofmann : Tiger's Nest monastery Site in Bhutan (Vote or comment on this photo)

Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan
Taktsang Monastery, Bhutan submitted by KaiHofmann : Tiger's Nest monastery Site in Bhutan (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Monastère de Taktsang Shama Doloey Phug Monsatery
Là haut sur la montagne (la cachette vue à partir du Monastère)
Receuillement & Accomplissement / Contemplation (il me reste 400 marches / only 400 steps left)
Le voilà ce monastère de Taktsang, après 5km de montée
Vue rapprochée
La chute du Monastère / The Monastery Falls

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