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Photographs in Tibet Autonomous Region

The entranceway corridor, Uti Gön (<i>dbu sti dgon</i>). The lower room of Chuti Khar (<i>chu sti mkhar</i>). The main complex of Uti Gön (<i>dbu sti dgon</i>). The lower ruins on the edge of the defile are those of Wuti Gön (<i>dbu sti dgon</i>) and the upper ones are Chuti Khar (<i>chu sti mkhar</i>). The defile of Riwa (<i>ri ba</i>). The stronghold (not visible) is situated on the right side of the defile. In the foreground are Buddhist ruins. The interior of the castle. A revetment fragment on the hillside. The partially rebuilt Chuser (<i>chu gser</i>) Monastery with wall traces of the runined castle all around it.
A citadel building probably reconstructed by Buddhist monastics. Traces of the castle revetments with the earthen ruins of a Chuser (<i>chu gser</i>) monastic structure rising above them. The prominent revetments of the citadel on the outer edge of the east side of the formation. The old citadel walls on the east side of the formation. The structures of the southeast complex. Probable Buddhist structure, east sector of the northwest complex. Walls of the east sector of the northwest complex. The northwest and southeast (foreground) complexes.
The west sector of the northwest complex. The east sector of the northwest complex. A monastic structure at Namgyel Lhatsé (<i>rnam rgyal lha rtse</i>). Note the way in which one of the earthen walls is buttressed with stone. The structures of the southeast complex. The castle remains are situated on the summit of the formation to the right. The main complex of Namgyel Lhatsé (<i>rnam rgyal lha rtse</i>) Monastery can be seen on the flanks of same formation. The summit on the left side of the image also hosted a monastic structure. An upright slab-wall extension at the south corner of the enclosure. The tiny enclosure of four slabs. A massive double-course flat slab wall of the enclosure.
The funerary enclosure from the east. The funerary enclosure from the south. The rear wall of the residential structure RS6 edifice with subterranean chambers. The high walls of residential structure RS6. A dokhang (<i>rdo khang</i>) fragment. Residential structure RS1. Residential structure RS2. The vestiges of funerary structure FS4.

Tibet Autonomous Region in Places


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