Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region, northwest suburb on a hill about two kilometers. Tibetan Buddhist belief in local people’s hearts, which take the hill as if living in Mount Kuanyin, which in Tibetan call this Boudara (Putuo intended).
Potala Palace, the heavy piles, twists and turns, together with the mountain, towering, majestic towering. Could it be red and white, golden palace roof, with a strong artistic appeal. It is the symbol of the city of Lhasa, the Tibetan people is a symbol of great creativity, is the precious wealth of Tibetan architecture is unique in Syracuse on the plateau of human cultural heritage.
Long history of the magnificent building
Tibet Potala Palace was built in King Songtsan Gambo in the 7th century during the history of 1,300 years ago have been.
Early, Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wen Cheng Tang Chaozong maiden wife, to boast later, at the time of Red Hill on the nine-story palace built 1000, named the Potala Palace, the Home Princess. According to historical records, both inside and outside Red Hill Fortress triple, Songtsan Gambo and Princess Wencheng palace, a silver-copper joint between the bridge connected to the system. Outside the east gate of the Potala Palace have Songtsan racecourse. When created by the spit Songtsan extinction of the dynasty, the Potala Palace, most of the destroyed.