Ella Maillart
WHS visited by Ella Maillart (1903-1997), a Swiss adventurer, travel writer and photographer. Visit must be recorded in writing, photos etc.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Bamiyan Valley | Visited in 1939. Captured in the film documentary "Double Journey" (2015) | |
Bukhara | As part of her book Turkestan Solo (1932) | |
Imperial Palace | For the book ‘Forbidden Journey’ (1937) | |
Itchan Kala | As part of her book Turkestan Solo (1932) | |
Kathmandu Valley | She ran tours to Nepal in the 1950s | |
Samarkand | As part of her book Turkestan Solo (1932) | |
Taj Mahal | Photographed in front of it in 1957 |
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