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I took this photo in Lhasa, Tibet. On my first morning I climbed the stairs to my hotel roof to snap this photo of the Potala Palace. The air was pungent with the smell of incense and dusky with the

I took this photo in Lhasa, Tibet. On my first morning I climbed the stairs to my hotel roof to snap this photo of the Potala Palace. The air was pungent with the smell of incense and dusky with the smoke of kitchen fires.

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Date Taken: 04.2009
Date Uploaded: 07.2011
Photo Location: China
Copyright: © Robert Kinsey