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Leh Royal Palace

Leh, India
Ranked #12 of 15 attractions in Leh
3.0 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings
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Jodhpur, India
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29 reviews 29 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

Beautiful historical place..one must visit it and enjoy the beauty of Tankha colours.. More

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Milan, Italy
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

Leh is a place that you can sometimes overlook even when you are in it. I suggest going to the Leh Palace and take in the view, acclimatise yourself to the air you breathing in by the walk up to it. Sit in the empty chambers and let your self realize where you are sitting. There is not much in... More

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New Delhi, India
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012

The Palace is THE place to watch the sun come up over the valley in the morning. It is stone silent and the sun begins to pour over the mountains on the east lighting the city up. Spent over an hour with a friend and a few dozen magpies-no one else. The photos were spectacular. We hiked up from the... More

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Faridabad, India
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68 reviews 68 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
48 helpful votes 48 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2011
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According to Archeological deptt of India, it is Ancient Palace leh. It is in the middle of Leh town and is situated on small hill top. It looks beautiful and picturesque from far & from different parts of the city but there is nothing inside the the palace for display may be when I visited at that time reconstruction work... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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4 reviews 4 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 4, 2011

The Leh Royal Palace was once a masterpiece in both Ladakh and Northern India. The conservation efforts are in full swing to help rectify the buildings. If you visit today it will seem out of shape and run down but the recently added exhibits showing the plans for future renovations etc. is very good and if you are a history... More

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Chiang Mai
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 11, 2011
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A after a trek up there it was nothing more than an ongoing building site with not much to see other than views of the surrounding areas, don't waste your money. More

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kirkby lonsdale
2 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 17, 2011

An interesting steep walk up through back streets over rough ground. The palace is very dark and is undergoing renovation so not much to see except for an interesting photo exhibition. However, it is quite atmospheric and the views from various terraces are great. More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed August 15, 2011

Place was completely run down, absolutely nothing to see. Besides, not entirely sure how you can call this a palace. Only decent thing from here are the views of the city but there are loads of other places with equally good views. Go here only if you have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING else to do. More

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Scunthorpe, United Kingdom
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115 reviews 115 reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
186 helpful votes 186 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 23, 2011

Leh Palace is 5* to look at. It dominates Leh with Namygel Tsemo above. It can be reached by walking up through the old town through winding streets which are too narrow for cars. These are lined with mud brick houses, many of which are in a poor state of repair or derelict. There is a final steep scramble up... More

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Chandigarh
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed June 19, 2011

Looked at it from my hotel and got the impression as if it is a muddy ruined building. We walked through dirty and filthy and narrow streets to reach it by short cut. Lot of breathlessness, but still had a desire to look into its interior parts. When we were just approaching it two young tourist boys with cameras in... More

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