The Snapshots in Time Collection

Der Adler Magazine Spread (French Edition): 'Le Tibet mysterieux' - Potala Palace and Lhasa Views

Der Adler Magazine Spread (French Edition): 'Le Tibet mysterieux' - Potala Palace and Lhasa Views

This second page of the Der Adler feature on the Schafer expedition presents striking views of Tibetan religious life: a gilded Buddha statue at Tashilhunpo monastery, Tibetans practicing traditional archery during Lhasa's New Year festival, and sweeping views of the Potala Palace, seat of the Dalai Lama. The accompanying text describes the Potala's scale and its role as a religious and administrative center, offering wartime European readers a rare glimpse of a region largely closed to outsiders in this era. Project: 218709