Royal Palace
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Leh is a town that is dominated by the Leh Royal Palace which was constructed in the 17th century by King Sengge Namgyal. However in the 19th century the Kashmiri forces besieged this palace and the inhabitants had to abandon it.
The royal family altered their residence on the southern bank of the Indus in Stok palace. The Leh Royal Palace is nine storeys in height where the upper floors were used by the royal family as their residence and the lower floors were used as stables and store rooms.
Just below Leh Palace one can find the Sunni Muslim mosque which is a very old mosque. In 1661 as the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb threatened with military action in this place the King Deldan Namgyal decided to construct this mosque.
This mosque demonstrates a blend of Tibetan and Islamic architecture and more than 500 people can pray in this mosque.
Category: Monument and Historic Building
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