Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

This project focuses on the documentation of the sacred city of Lhasa in historical and contemporary times. It includes a number of other large projects, such as on Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery, Meru Monastery and others, as well as an overarching initiativ...

This initiative represents the joint work of many individuals, Universities, and projects to build a vast documentation of Tibetan monasteries all across the Tibetan plateau.

Ngari is one of the most important cultural regions in the history of Tibet, and basically constitutes "West Tibet". This project aims to document it via essays, photos, videos, and maps over history and in contemporary times.

This project is an architecturally focused study of Meru Nyingpa Monastery, which is located right in the center of the Old City in Lhasa. It involves three dimensional reconstruction, interactive blue prints, and room by room descriptions with photos.

The Drepung Monastery Project is devoted to the documentation of one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries using essays, photos, and maps.