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photo id   111965
photographer   Forest McMullin
place   Tibet, tibet
date   02 Jul, 2005
Tibet Holy Sites
Yumbulagang Palace is in the Yarlung Valley region of Tibet. It's genereally considered the oldest building in Tibet with foundations probably laid over 2,000 years ago. It sits high on a ridge and can only be reached by way of a steep path on foot ot horseback. It was originally a fortress, but now is a temple attended by a few monks. Photographed on July 2, 2005.