Rongbuk Monastery, Tibet, China

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One of the highest monasteries in the world was built in 1899.
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near North Everest Base Camp , Tingri County, Tibet, China.

http://www.tibettravelexpert.com/attraction/shigatse/rongphu-monastery/

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5Captains Travel 5:00 PM Feb 22, 2020
This is not the World's Highest Monastery.
Wikipedia says this is the highest monastery in the world, but this is wrong. Michael Palin is the source of this myth, even in China. The highest monastery in the world is the Drirapuk Monastery on the Kailash Kora trek in Ngari, northwestern Tibet.
5FBARCH 5:00 PM Aug 31, 2014
Go to the Original Rongbuk Monastery near Base Camp
This os the highest building on Earth and has 2 monks & 3 nuns still in residence. It has an amazing Mt Everest backdrop. See it with a good guide who will explain its significance & lead you to a secret sacred grotto. Worth seeing.