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Large Snow Lions protect the entrance to the Potala Palace in Tibet.

Source

Onward Tibet

  • http://www.onwardtibet.org/20-1-0.html
Date

photo taken Apr. 2004

Author

nathan

Permission

nathan released the whole website under CC-BY-SA-2.0, see bottom of Onward Tibet

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Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for December 20, 2004. It was captioned as followed:
English: A giant snow lion carved from stone guards the entrance to the Potala Palace in Tibet.
Deutsch: Ein riesiger steinerner Schneelöwe bewacht den Eingang zum Potala-Palast in Tibet.
Français : Un lion des neiges protégeant l'entrée du Palais Potala au Tibet

Česky: Velký kamenný „Sněžný lev“ u vstupu do paláce Potala v Tibetu
Deutsch: Ein riesiger steinerner Schneelöwe bewacht den Eingang zum Potala-Palast in Tibet.
English: A giant snow lion carved from stone guards the entrance to the Potala Palace in Tibet.
Français : Un lion des neiges protégeant l'entrée du Palais Potala au Tibet
日本語: チベット・ 宮殿入口の「石像ライオン」
Nederlands: Een grote stenen sneeuwleeuw bewaakt de ingang van het Potalapaleis in Tibet
Polski: „Śnieżny lew”, wielka kamienna rzeźba strzegąca wejścia do Pałacu Potala w Tybecie
Română: Un imens leu de zăpadă protejează intrarea în Palatul Potala din Tibet
Svenska: Ett stort snölejon i sten skyddar ingången till Potalapalatset i Tibet

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  • Tibet
  • Potala Palace
  • Snowlion

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