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Leh Palace Built by King Sengge Namgyal in the 17th century, the Leh Palace is modeled on the Patola Palace in Lhasa, Tibet and overlooks the town of Leh providing panoramic views of the surroundings. Once the royal residence, the palace was abandoned when the Dogra forces took control of Ladakh. A View of Leh Palace. (2018). [museum sign]. Leh, Ladakh, India: Hall of Fame. Ancient Palace, Leh (Ladakh) Leh Town (Lat 34° 10' N, Long 74° 53' E) is the Leh District headquarter and the largest town of Ladakh Region of Jammu & Kashmir State. It is situated about 6 km from the right bank of River Indus. The town lies about 3505 m above the mean sea level. Leh Palace is a legacy of Ladakhi's wars with Kashmir rulers in the 19th century. A miniature version of Potala Palace in Lhasa (Tibet) and was the highest building in the world at its time. The construction of the nine-storied palace on the Tsemo hill initiated by Tsewang Namgyal, founder of the Namgyal Dynasty (AD 1533-1834) in AD 1553 and completed by Tsewang's nephew, Senge Namgyal, the most illustrious King of Ladakh. The material used in the construction of the palace is stone, mud bricks, poplar wood, mud mortar and wooden rafters. The mud plaster utilized locally known as Mar-kalak. Only the chapel inside the palace is religious in use and it contains a stucco figure of Du-kar (a form of Prajnaparamita). Originally the capital town Leh was founded in Circa AD 14th century by one Khri-gstug-L de. It was pronounced Sle or Gle in the beginning but with the passage of time, its spelling was changed to Leh by Moravian missionaries, who preferred the German orthography. Leh Palace. (2018). [monument sign]. Leh, Ladakh, India: Archaeological Survey of India, Mini Circle Leh. EPB_9418 |
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