Stok Palace Museum
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The Stok Palace Museum is located about 14 kilometers away from Leh across the Choglamsar bridge. This was constructed in 1825 by King Tsespal Tondup Namgyal who was the last ruler of independent Ladakh.
The current royal family lives in Stok Palace. The museum at this place has a huge collection of ornaments related to royal family, traditional clothing and a huge collection of thankas.
At a distance of 1 kilometer from the palace one can find the Gurphug monastery which is a branch of Spituk monastery. Here the festival called “Guru Tsechu” is celebrated and this occurs on the 9th and 10th days of the first month of the Tibetan Lunar calendar.
The Stok Palace is an impressive four-storey structure that is situated above a large moraine of stones that have been swept below from the mountains. From this palace one can view barley terraces that have threshing circles and farmhouses that have been whitewashed.
Category: Museums
