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Caption: Date: 1974-10 Location: Thyangboche, Solukhumbu Description: This is the old Thyangboche Monastery before it burned down in 1989 and was rebuilt. It is surrounded by sharp snow capped mountains and some say is like a "jewel in the lotus". Keywords: Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, Peter Von Mertens, community, monastery