Images from the Potala Palace

These are the steps which lead up the mountain to the Potala Palace.

A security camera watches over the steps (and the locals).

Part of a walkway around the main part of the palace.

Another shot of the walkway, with the site of the former Tibetan Medical College in the background.

Prayer wheels which circle the foot of the Potala Palace. Devout Tibetan Buddhists circle the palace many times, spinning each prayer wheel as they go.

Another shot from the encircling walkway of the palace.