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Lé, from the Palace

Date

negative 1861; print 1861–1862

Medium

Albumen silver print

Culture

British

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

Elevated view of a town, showing a number of brick buildings and walled gardens. Visible in the distance on the center left area of the image is a cluster of chortens, or Tibetan stupas with their bulbous domes on square bases, and cairns. Also visible in the background is a mountainous area with a stone structure on top of one of its lower peaks.

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