Closeup detail of the Tiger's Nest Monastery showing its gilded square pagoda rooftop and traditional intricately painted woodwork, near Paro, Bhutan

Closeup detail of the Tiger's Nest Monastery showing its gilded square pagoda rooftop and traditional intricately painted woodwork, near Paro, Bhutan Stock Photo
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John Cumbow / Alamy Stock Photo

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2RNMFET

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68.7 MB (3.6 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

6000 x 4000 px | 50.8 x 33.9 cm | 20 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

30 October 2019

Location:

Tiger's Nest Monastery, Paro, Bhutan

More information:

Tiger's Nest Monastery (Taktsang) was built in 1692 around the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave where Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) is said to have meditated after flying there from Tibet on the back of a tiger in the ninth century.

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