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Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Asia >> China - 中国 >> Tibet - 西藏 (བོད་) >> Shigatse གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ་ - 日喀則 >> Shigatse Dzong tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Shigatse Dzong

Shigatse Dzong rising behind the tourist market
Shigatse Dzong rising behind the tourist market
Shigatse Dzong, like a miniature Potola Palace
Shigatse Dzong, like a miniature Potola Palace
Shigatse Dzong was the former residence of the kings of Tsang
Shigatse Dzong was the former residence of the kings of Tsang
Shigatse Dzong was destroyed during the Tibetan uprising of 1959
Shigatse Dzong was destroyed during the Tibetan uprising of 1959
Looking for a way through Old Town to the castle, I stumbled into a dead end where a local boy volunteered to be my guide
Looking for a way through Old Town to the castle, I stumbled into a dead end where a local boy volunteered to be my guide
(I had left my official guide back at the hotel)
(I had left my official guide back at the hotel)
The Shigatse Dzong has been reconstructed, though not yet open to tourists
The Shigatse Dzong has been reconstructed, though not yet open to tourists
Southern face of Shigatse Dzong
Southern face of Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong rising above Old Town
Shigatse Dzong rising above Old Town
The western end of Shigatse Dzong still with construction scaffolding
The western end of Shigatse Dzong still with construction scaffolding
Northwest corner of Shigatse Dzong
Northwest corner of Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong from the northwest
Shigatse Dzong from the northwest
I'm happy to see that the government has taken steps all over Tibet to restore the monasteries and fortresses
I'm happy to see that the government has taken steps all over Tibet to restore the monasteries and fortresses
Staircase leading to the main entrance at the west end of Shigatse Dzong
Staircase leading to the main entrance at the west end of Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
My local guide led me up a mountain trail to the west with good views of the castle and city
My local guide led me up a mountain trail to the west with good views of the castle and city
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Prayer flags with Shigatse Dzong
Prayer flags with Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Puffy white clouds in the bright blue sky above Shigatse Dzong
Puffy white clouds in the bright blue sky above Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong from the southwest seen from the trail from Tashilhunpo Monastery
Shigatse Dzong from the southwest seen from the trail from Tashilhunpo Monastery
Shigatse Dzong with the flat roofs of Old Town
Shigatse Dzong with the flat roofs of Old Town
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong, dominating the city like Lhasa's Potola Palace
Shigatse Dzong, dominating the city like Lhasa's Potola Palace
Shigatse Dzong from the southwest
Shigatse Dzong from the southwest
The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong
The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong
The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong
The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong rising above the Tibetan Old Town
Shigatse Dzong rising above the Tibetan Old Town
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong
Back at the base of the south face of Shigatse Dzong
Back at the base of the south face of Shigatse Dzong
Like the Potola, Shigatse Dzong has a red palace and a white palace
Like the Potola, Shigatse Dzong has a red palace and a white palace