China / Tibet: Fortified monastery at Kampa Dzong, 1909

Kampa Dzong, also called Gamba, Kampa, or Khampa Dzong, is a Tibetan hamlet north of Sikkim.

Dzong architecture is a distinctive type of fortress architecture found in the present and former Tibetan Buddhist kingdoms of the Himalayas, particularly Bhutan and south Tibet. The architecture is massive in style with towering exterior walls surrounding a complex of courtyards, temples, administrative offices, and monks' accommodation.

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