P1020206 Spitok monastery, Leh, Ladakh. Himalayas. PS ©
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Spitok monastery set to grand mountainscape, Ladakh (Little Tibet), high Himalayas. Perched on a hill close to Leh, Spitok responds well to its site. I delighted in the architectural way its stepping forms relate so well to the stepping of the Stok Range mountains beyond. The style is recognisably Tibetan. Openings are few and increase in size only in the upper-levels where they're provided with wooden balconies. The high, sloping walls are painted white externally -- think of it fused to the snow landscape in the long winter.
While it looks imposing from the north, seen here, the view from the south is even more impressive: tier upon tier of monastic village crowding the steep hillside.
P1020206 Spitok monastery, Leh, Ladakh. Himalayas. PS ©
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Spitok monastery set to grand mountainscape, Ladakh (Little Tibet), high Himalayas. Perched on a hill close to Leh, Spitok responds well to its site. I delighted in the architectural way its stepping forms relate so well to the stepping of the Stok Range mountains beyond. The style is recognisably Tibetan. Openings are few and increase in size only in the upper-levels where they're provided with wooden balconies. The high, sloping walls are painted white externally -- think of it fused to the snow landscape in the long winter.
While it looks imposing from the north, seen here, the view from the south is even more impressive: tier upon tier of monastic village crowding the steep hillside.