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The Potala from the south with the Zhol settlement at its base, Lhasa, Tibet, 1936-50...

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PRM479697
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The Potala from the south with the Zhol settlement at its base, Lhasa, Tibet, 1936-50 (colour transparency)
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Richardson, Hugh Edward (1905-2000) / Scottish
Location
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK
Medium
photography
Date
1936 AD - 1950 AD (C20th AD)
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The Potala Palace was, until the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the chief residence of the Dalai Lama. The Zhol pillar, or Doring Chima, is in the centre of the image. It dates to c.764 and is inscribed with perhaps the oldest Tibetan writing.

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© Pitt Rivers Museum / Bridgeman Images
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1930s / 20th century / 1940s / architecture / horse / animal / colour / fortress / building / palace / population / Tibet / Asia / external view (building) / photo / city / religious / south / temples / travel / settlement / horses / photo / pillar / village / horse
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Largest available format 2968 × 3056 px 15 MB
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Medium 995 × 1024 px 84 × 87 mm 1.7 MB

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