Every place
holds a story.
Tibetan places. Individual voices.
A history we carry together.
Places across time.Map sources & context
Image credits · 1938
Bundesarchiv, Bild 135-KA-06-085 / Ernst Krause · CC BY-SA 3.0 Germany. View original record ↗Lhasa market, 1938. A view of the city, not a photograph of the storyteller.
In the spotlight · Karma Lamthon
Prayer wheels and shops around the Jokhang
Karma Lamthon remembers mornings spent circumambulating and days visiting temples. Around the Jokhang, prayer wheels stood beside shops, while other traders displayed goods on wooden boards. His recollection offers a close view of worship and commerce sharing the streets of the Barkhor.
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