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

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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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