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Photographer’s Note

The Palcho Monastery is the main monastery in Gyantse, Tibet, next to the Dzong or fort. It is most notable for its Kumbum, which has 108 chapels in its four floors. The monastery was founded in 1418 by the second Prince of Gyantse, Rabten Kunsang, who was a devotee of Kedrub Je, Tsongkapa's disciple. It became an important centre of the Sakya sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

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thrudur84 (414) 2008-02-16 10:07

Did you use fish eye lens on this one?

I really like this image with the warm colours of the sunset.

gerbilratz (18) 2008-02-16 10:09

nice contrast and colouration to this building...It's along way up, and the air looks so clear....giving a lovely sharp image.tfs

tedesse (13226) 2008-02-16 10:44

Witaj!
Fantastyczny widok,piêkna ¶wi±tynia.
Piêkne kolory i ¶wiat³o.
Pozdrawiam
Tadeusz

emka (22389) 2008-02-16 15:05

Witaj Jurku,
Piekna ta światynia. Elementy typowe dla architektury tybetańskiej, ten biały kolor z czerwonobrązowym, ale ciekawy z tym okrągłym na górze no i kształt trochę piramidy. Ze wzruszeniem patrzę zawsze na te szmatki - to znaczy te modlitewne wstążki. Przejrzyste powietrze, to sie czuje Pozdrawiam

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ayansadhu (1499) 2008-02-16 20:12

nice POV
good usage of wide-angle lens
nice composition
but a bit over-exposure (say, about 1/2 stop) was desired I think...