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.
Ming in Mongolia force Gushi Chinese support, that cells, rather the establishment of Chapter V of the Dalai Lama dynasty. AD 1645 and began rebuilding the Potala Palace, Palace of Chapter V of the Dalai Lama moved to the White House that cells from the top of the solar house, 1690, in Basangjiejia wrong under the auspices of the Dalai Lamas modified V Hall Red Hall , completed in 1693. Experience on behalf of the Dalai Lama after the expansion, to reach the scale of today.
Potala Palace, the appearance of 13 floors, 110 meters high from the foot up until the top. From the eastern part of the White House (where the Dalai Lama live), the middle of the Red Palace (Buddha and the Dalai Lama Lamas Hall) component. Red Palace in front of a towering wall of white Buddha for the sun sets, the Buddhist festival of Buddhist tapestry to hang substantially.
Solid structure, beautiful shape
Potala Palace of the overall structure of the stone and wood wall 2 to 5 meters thick, based on direct buried rock.Tibet Tours All granite masonry walls, up to tens of meters, a distance of every intermediate iron juice infusion, to reinforce, enhance the seismic capacity of the wall, strong and stable.
Roof and windows with wooden eaves, cornices external challenges, corner tilt, gilt copper tiles, with gilt Lection, Aquarius, scorpion fish and the gold wing Moldova Ukraine to do, ridge crest. Xie Shan-type roof flashing and the save point type, with the Han Dynasty architectural style. Under the eaves of the wall is decorated with gilt bronze ornaments, the image is Eight Buddhist instruments used style, with strong color of Tibetan Buddhism. Imitation of the pillar and beams covered with bright painting and ornate carvings. Do not cross within the corridor, hall smells, space and unpredictable twists and turns, you were in into the mystery.
Potala Palace is the art of communication from the integration of Chinese and Tibetan, is the treasure house of religious art
Potala Palace, a large number of murals painted inside, constitute a huge painting art gallery, took part in the mural painted nearly a hundred people, has spent more than ten years. Mural themes are the history of Tibetan Buddhism, Lama’s life without the world over, Princess Wen Cheng of the process of Tibet, Tibet and a large Buddha image of ancient architecture, the history of King Kong is a precious draw seal. Potala Palace of each block stored in a large number of precious cultural relics and Buddhist art. Not up to the Pagoda in the world, located in the Pagoda in the temple. 14.85 m high tower is the highest palace pagoda, tower wrapped in gold and jade jewelry Qianman all, construction cost of gold 110 000 2. Though not as the Dalai Lama several other pagoda pagoda tall, its surface decoration also uses large quantities of gold and jewelry, can be described as priceless.
Lacan down the house with large copper mandala, the mandala is a Buddhist doctrine constructed three-dimensional model of the world is living Buddha, saying the forum. Unique style, decorated.
Sassoon house of worship useful to Tibetan Lang Jie, Han, Manchu, Mongolia and Chinese characters written in tablets of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong scroll of longevity. Showed up with the central government under the successive relations. Lhasa toursHouse also has a number of the Qing emperor hanging plaque. Up residence in the palace there are a large number of luxurious furnishings, clothing.
Potala Palace is a building called the whole art and Buddhist art museum, the Chinese national unity and national unity of all iron-clad proof.
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