In 1904, the town and monastery were attacked by British soldiers under the leadership of Francis Younghusband (commanding 1000 troops, 10,000 servants, and 4,000 yaks) and although most of the damage was later restored, bullet holes from this attack remain in the monastery to this day.
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Architecturally, Pelkhor monastery is a fusion of Han, Tibetan and Nepali architecture.
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