|
|
| |
 |
|
Women living near the Leh Palace, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir. |
 |
The old palace of the kings of Ladakh overlooks the town from the southwest slope of the Tsemo hill. It has eight storeys and was built by King Sengge Namgyal in the 16th century, at much the
same time as the famed Potala of Lhasa - which it resembles. The damage to the palace, with one side open, stems from the Kashmiri invasions of the last century. Like the Shey palace the Leh palace still belongs to the Ladakhi royal family, who now live in their palace in Stok. Leh was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Principal roads include the 434km Srinagar-Leh highway which connects Leh with Srinagar and the 473 km Leh-Manali Highway which connects Manali with Leh. Both roads are open only on a seasonal basis.
 |
|
|
|
 |
tags
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
© imagesofasia 2007 |
|
