Potala Palace Wood Print

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If you ever pored over National Geographic or Life Magazine as a kid you surely saw a picture of the Potala Palace In Lhasa Tibet. There are so many amazing things about this palace, not the least of which is that it is right in the center of Lhasa! In the picture you can see the people walking and cycling past! It is also at 12,000 feet in altitude which is a challenge for most visitors, and to add to that there are another 300 or so steps up to visit the palace, the red railing of which can be seen on the right side of the picture. There there are the dimensions: The building measures 400 metres east-west and 350 metres north-south, with sloping stone walls averaging 3 m. thick, and 5 m. (more than 16 ft) thick at the base, and with copper poured into the foundations to help proof it against earthquakes. Thirteen stories of buildings � containing over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and about 200,000 statues � soar 117 metres (384 ft) on top of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill", rising more t...

Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...