Gold ornamentation on top of the Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet

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Perched upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a further 170 meters and is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet. Early legends concerning the rocky hill tell of a sacred cave, considered to be the dwelling place of the Bodhisattva Chenresi

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Size: 3413px × 5120px
Location: Lhasa, TIbet
Photo credit: © James Caldwell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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