Potala Palace

# 1 Potala Palace.... Klik Here.....

Wikipedia :

The Potala Palace (Tibetan: པོ་ཏ་ལ, Wylie: Po ta la, ZYPY: Bodala; simplified Chinese: 布达拉宫; traditional Chinese: 布達拉宮) is located in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was named after Mount Potala, the abode of Chenresig or Avalokitesvara.^[1]The Potala Palace was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India, after an invasion andfailed uprising in 1959..... More....

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# 8 The White Palace or Potrang Karpo

Wikipedia :

The White Palace or Potrang Karpo is the part of the Potala Palace that makes up the living quarters of the Dalai Lama. The first White Palace was built during the lifetime of the Fifth Dalai Lama and he and his government moved into it in 1649.^[3] It then was extended to its size today by the thirteenth Dalai Lama in the early twentieth century. The palace was for secular uses and contained the living quarters, offices, the seminary and the printing house. A central, yellow-painted courtyard known as a Deyangshar separates the living quarters of the Lama and his monks with the Red Palace, the other side of the sacred Potala, which is completely devoted to religious study and prayer. It contains the sacred gold stupas—the tombs of eight Dalai Lamas—the monks' assembly hall, numerous chapels and shrines, and libraries for the importantBuddhist scriptures, the Kangyur in 108 volumes and the Tengyur with 225. The yellow building at the side of the White Palace in the courtyard between the main palaces houses giant banners embroidered with holy symbols which hung across the south face of the Potala during New Year festivals.

# 9 Red Palace or Potrang Marpo

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# 11 View From Potala

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Camera :

- Canon EOS 600D ; 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #19, #20, #24, #25, #26, #27, #28)

- Canon EOS 50D ; 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS (#9, #22)

- Canon G12 (#1, #16, #17, #18, #21, #23)

- Olympus Pen E-PL1 ; ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 L (#4)

Date :

10-27 June 2011

Location :

Potala Palace - Lhasa

Tibet