Tourist Attractions Inwards China Potala Palace

Situated on Marpo Ri hill, 430 feet (130 meters) inwards a higher house the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a farther 560 feet (170 meters) as well as is the greatest monumental construction inwards all of Tibet. As the wintertime palace of the Dalai Lama from the seventh century the complex symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism as well as its fundamental business office inwards the traditional direction of Tibet.

The construction of the acquaint palace began inwards 1645 during the reign of the 5th Dalai Lama as well as past times 1648 the Potrang Karpo, or White Palace, was completed. The Potrang Marpo, or Red Palace, was added betwixt 1690 as well as 1694. The Potala Palace remained the residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India, subsequently the Chinese invasion inwards 1959. T oday, the Potala Palace is a museum.

The White Palace contains the top dog ceremonial hall amongst the throne of the Dalai Lama, as well as his someone rooms as well as audience hall are on the uppermost level. The palace contains 698 murals, most 10,000 painted scrolls, numerous sculptures also equally a large collection of of import historical documents. To the W as well as higher upwards the mount the Red Palace contains the golden burial stupas of past times Dalai Lamas.