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A reflection of the Potala Palace, which towers 100 meters (300 feet) above Lhasa, floats among the mountains and the marsh that spreads out behind this most iconic of Tibet’s ancient monasteries.

Lhasa, TAR, Tibet Autanomous Region, China

Author: Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 24.4 Mpixels (69.8 MB uncompressed) - 6048x4032 pixels (20.1x13.4 in / 51.2x34.1 cm at 300 ppi)

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