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| GHI in Dharamsala, India |
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Tibetan treasures located inside the main temple will be safer after measures are
taken to improve the structure's seismic strength and protect its contents. Several of these treasures
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Bronzes, ceramics and thangkas (scroll paintings) in a top floor room of the main temple. |
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A cabinet housing fragile objects is not fixed to the wall and the top is not attached to the base (detail shown in photo at right). |
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The LTWA (Library of Tibetan Works and Archives): |
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These exterior views of buildings on the LTWA campus depict typical design, building materials used, and local settings of structures in need of seismic strengthening on the Upper Dharamsala slopes. |
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| For more information, read the Dharamsala Assessment Report |
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Treasured artifacts in the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives remain at
risk of great damage or loss if no measures are taken to improve structural seismic safety.
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