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Tengboche Monastery

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Tengboche Monastery

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Travelsbeer (Travel Blog)

August 28, 2023

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Tengboche Monastery is located at an altitude of 3,867 meters and is the largest monastery in the Everest region. It was built in 1916. In its century of existence, it had a troubled life: in fact, the monastery was first hit by an earthquake in 1934 and then by a fire in 1989. In both cases, the monastery was rebuilt also thanks to a large number of volunteers.

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PeRoStar

June 18, 2019

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Tengboche Monastery is for me one of the most impressive places I have ever visited on my travels. On the horizon, and yet seemingly within reach, the summit giants Lhotse, …

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Tobiassteidle

November 18, 2018

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Delicious cakes in the monastery's own tea lodge.

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Tengboche Monastery loop from Tengboche

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Elevation 3,810 m

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Wednesday 8 April

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