![Shigatse Dzong rising behind the tourist market](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812980.LbUSXDWM.TibetOct082623.jpg) Shigatse Dzong rising behind the tourist market |
![Shigatse Dzong, like a miniature Potola Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812984.DjhqtZrz.TibetOct082624.jpg) Shigatse Dzong, like a miniature Potola Palace |
![Shigatse Dzong was the former residence of the kings of Tsang](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812985.VfmfqVU6.TibetOct082626.jpg) Shigatse Dzong was the former residence of the kings of Tsang |
![Shigatse Dzong was destroyed during the Tibetan uprising of 1959](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812986.Rd3JRPde.TibetOct082631.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812987.DpV2qA7e.TibetOct082632.jpg) 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)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812988.FBc5qd7u.TibetOct082639.jpg) (I had left my official guide back at the hotel) |
![The Shigatse Dzong has been reconstructed, though not yet open to tourists](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812989.qfI6xfO5.TibetOct082640.jpg) The Shigatse Dzong has been reconstructed, though not yet open to tourists |
![Southern face of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812990.uLwqZfVt.TibetOct082641.jpg) Southern face of Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong rising above Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812992.fWFoJIz3.TibetOct082642.jpg) Shigatse Dzong rising above Old Town |
![The western end of Shigatse Dzong still with construction scaffolding](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812994.F017261u.TibetOct082643.jpg) The western end of Shigatse Dzong still with construction scaffolding |
![Northwest corner of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812996.yxAOuckm.TibetOct082646.jpg) Northwest corner of Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong from the northwest](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812997.HIMOLJRY.TibetOct082647.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105812999.xgmQEITK.TibetOct082649.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813001.i1mW6DfW.TibetOct082652.jpg) Staircase leading to the main entrance at the west end of Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813002.sKm0QoIq.TibetOct082654.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![My local guide led me up a mountain trail to the west with good views of the castle and city](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813004.j7dynqYZ.TibetOct082656.jpg) My local guide led me up a mountain trail to the west with good views of the castle and city |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813005.nKX0LyNq.TibetOct082661.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Prayer flags with Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813007.bO5Pmku0.TibetOct082663.jpg) Prayer flags with Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813008.j92XK1eG.TibetOct082669.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813011.yb7JPZhm.TibetOct082694.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813013.tKMjyNHB.TibetOct082698.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813014.tiDnc6uX.TibetOct082699.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Puffy white clouds in the bright blue sky above Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813016.KoXb87JH.TibetOct082700.jpg) Puffy white clouds in the bright blue sky above Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong from the southwest seen from the trail from Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813017.Tlk7BTEs.TibetOct083183.jpg) Shigatse Dzong from the southwest seen from the trail from Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Shigatse Dzong with the flat roofs of Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813019.7GRfGPSQ.TibetOct083184.jpg) Shigatse Dzong with the flat roofs of Old Town |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813021.IvFyffKK.TibetOct083190.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong, dominating the city like Lhasa's Potola Palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813023.nWmwzXWf.TibetOct083195.jpg) Shigatse Dzong, dominating the city like Lhasa's Potola Palace |
![Shigatse Dzong from the southwest](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813026.boEtHBJI.TibetOct083208.jpg) Shigatse Dzong from the southwest |
![The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813027.F8QtTVVJ.TibetOct083210.jpg) The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong |
![The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813028.PyQpz9jm.TibetOct083211.jpg) The trail leading to Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong rising above the Tibetan Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813031.MvtcSjCA.TibetOct083214.jpg) Shigatse Dzong rising above the Tibetan Old Town |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813033.vlIJROyE.TibetOct083215.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813034.SwvvzXE3.TibetOct083216.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813036.x9kPjPTl.TibetOct083217.jpg) Shigatse Dzong |
![Back at the base of the south face of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813039.UYSyEdrT.TibetOct083219.jpg) Back at the base of the south face of Shigatse Dzong |
![Like the Potola, Shigatse Dzong has a red palace and a white palace](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/105813043.WQXqyl1Z.TibetOct083222.jpg) Like the Potola, Shigatse Dzong has a red palace and a white palace |