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Potala Palace

7th-century Tibetan fortress and palace in Lhasa, rebuilt in the 17th century as the winter seat of the Dalai Lamas

Details

Instance of: palace, Buddhist temple, sacred place, Chinese AAAAA-rated tourist attraction
Inception: 637
Part of: World Heritage Sites in Tibet
Located in: Lhasa District
Country: Tibet, People's Republic of China
Area: 13
architectural style: dzong
catalog code: 107
category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Lhasa from Potala Palace
has characteristic: tourist attraction
has use: official residence
height: 117 m
heritage designation: Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
length: 400 m
native label: རི་བོ་གྲུ་འཛིན་ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལ།
nature of statement: occupied territory
significant event: UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification
topic's main category: Category:Potala Palace
width: 350 m
World Heritage criteria: (i), (iv), (vi)

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