Shigatse Dzong

Shigatse Dzong rising behind the tourist market	Shigatse Dzong, like a miniature Potola Palace	Shigatse Dzong was the former residence of the kings of Tsang	Shigatse Dzong was destroyed during the Tibetan uprising of 1959
Looking for a way through Old Town to the castle, I stumbled into a dead end where a local boy volunteered to be my guide	(I had left my official guide back at the hotel)	The Shigatse Dzong has been reconstructed, though not yet open to tourists	Southern face of Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong rising above Old Town	The western end of Shigatse Dzong still with construction scaffolding	Northwest corner of Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong from the northwest
I'm happy to see that the government has taken steps all over Tibet to restore the monasteries and fortresses	Staircase leading to the main entrance at the west end of Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong	My local guide led me up a mountain trail to the west with good views of the castle and city
Shigatse Dzong	Prayer flags with Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong	Puffy white clouds in the bright blue sky above Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong from the southwest seen from the trail from Tashilhunpo Monastery
Shigatse Dzong with the flat roofs of Old Town	Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong, dominating the city like Lhasa's Potola Palace	Shigatse Dzong from the southwest
The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong	The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong rising above the Tibetan Old Town	Shigatse Dzong
Shigatse Dzong	Shigatse Dzong	Back at the base of the south face of Shigatse Dzong	Like the Potola, Shigatse Dzong has a red palace and a white palace