The Kumbum, part of the Palcho Monastry or Pelkor Choede in Gyantse or Gyangtse in Tibet, China.

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The Palcho Monastery or Pelkor Chode Monastery or Shekar Gyantse is the main monastery in Gyantse, Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet, China in the Nyangchu river valley. The monastery precinct is a complex of structures, which, apart from the Tsuklakhang Monastery, also includes its Kumbum, believed to be the largest such structure in Tibet,[1] that is most notable for its 108 chapels in its several floors and the old Dzong or fort.

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Location: Gyangze, Xigaze, Tibet, China
Photo credit: © Tim Whitby / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: chode, choede, gyangtse, gyantse, kumbum, monastery, monastry, monasttibet, palcho, pelkor, shekar, tibet, tibetan