Pelkor Chode Monastery and Kumbum
Gyantse's monastery and its nine-tiered Kumbum stupa of painted chapels.
Pelkor Chode, also called Palcho Monastery, stands in Gyantse, where its main temple was built between 1418 and 1425. Beside it rises the Kumbum, a nine-tiered stupa 32 metres tall built from 1427 to 1437, the largest of Tibet's three kumbums, with dozens of small chapels of murals and statues as you climb.
Highlights
The Kumbum, a 32 metre, nine-tiered stupa
Murals in dozens of small chapels
Gyantse's old town and hilltop fort nearby
Trips that visit Pelkor Chode Monastery and Kumbum
Practical Info
Address
Gyantse, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region
In This Destination
Shigatse
Tibet's second city, gateway to Everest's north face
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