Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Potala Palace

The Potala Palace is located in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on the northwest Mabu Hill (Red Hill), the is a large-scale castle-style buildings. All building lean Bonding, meandering to the Peak, covering more than 100,000 square meters, dozens of miles away people can overlook the majestic at the same time, it is also an important symbol of Lhasa. Old grand Potala Palace is famous not only construction but also to the precious cultural relics and famous, is the essence of Tibetan ancient architectural art, is also a treasure trove of Tibetan art.


White House running through the two wings of daily life for the Dalai Lama, the gallery has a variety of halls, beautifully furnished and decorated beautifully painted wall paintings related to Buddhism, more famous master. Red Palace center, worship Buddha, as Songtsan, Princess Wen Cheng and Nepalese Princess, like thousands of feet Zun Zun, and the Dalai Lama of Lamas, embedded between gold treasure, accompanied by colorful murals, splendid Golden. The entire complex covers an area of more than 10 million square meters, housing thousands of precise layout, patchwork, reflecting the superb craftsmanship Tibetan architectural art. Potala Palace is the center of Tibetan politics and religion and political power. During festivals, palace full of all ethnic groups believe in Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist, became a famous Buddhist holy sites.


In 1961, the Potala Palace by the PRC State Council released the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 1994, the Potala Palace was listed as World Cultural Heritage.

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