Potala Palace - Tibet's cultural museum

As an architectural ensemble representing Buddhist Tibet, Potala Palace is one of the world's most impressive being built at an altitude of 3,600 m.

The Potala Palace is located in the city of Lhasa, capital of Tibet. Visited populations palace, visitors will turn to visit 3 buildings typically Potala winter palace, temples and palaces Jokhan Norbulingka summer. The buildings are built of wood and stone architecture is striking for Tibetan Buddhist style, with bold influences from China, India and Nepal.

Surrounded by fortified walls, the Potala winter palace, located on top of the Red Hill by Stratum first position built in the period from the first century 6-7, and was restored again in the mid in 1600 the Dalai Lama the 5th.

The palace used to be a religious place of Dalai Lama to the 14th birth, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and serves to preserve, spread the traditional culture of Tibet. Potala is the main floor consists of two buildings Portrang Karpo (White Palace) and Portrang Marpo (Red Palace).

White House throne of the Dalai Lama, who is also his residence. West is Red Palace contains gilded stupa of the Dalai Lama. Nearby is the private monastery Dratshang Namgyel.

Potala Palace, the winter is a priceless treasure with about 698 paintings, nearly 10 thousand rolls of paper paintings and sculptures worth. From the wall at the entrance to the carpet, roof, curtains ... are the work of art to transmit culture and religion of Tibet. In particular, it stores a massive collection of Buddhist scriptures and many important historical documents.

Dubbed the heart of Lhasa, Jokhan temple is important and holiest of Tibet. Jorkhang Temple was built in 642 for the purpose of transmission of Buddhism and has since become a shrine to Buddha Shakyamuni

The temple holds over 3,000 images of the Buddha, the gods, the other historical figures and many historical records manuscript Tibetan religious development. From the city of Lhasa has 3 main road to the pilgrims who walk up to the temple. Many walking and worshiping acts along the route to reach the Buddha wishes to comprehend.

Norbulingka, the summer trying to offer the Dalai Lama was built in the 18th century, located on the river bank of Lhasa, the Potala Palace from approximately 2 km to the west. Norbulingka itself is a work of art with 4 zones palace, a monastery and several rooms in a large garden. It marked the historic event formal nature of Tibetan values.

Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka palaces under the Dalai Lama represents religious and theocratic Tibet. Today, the unique architectural beauty of populations majestic Potala Palace in Lhasa is the highest place of sacred symbols and Buddhist culture of the Tibetan region.

Potala Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 and is a popular tourist destination in the world. Each year, it attracts huge number of tourists to admire the treasures of Tibet in particular and the world in general Buddhism.