Potala Palace
Potala Palace is a historic building in Lhasa, Tibet. Potala Palace is situated nearby to the garden 宗角禄康公园, as well as near the Buddhist temple 龙王庙.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Potala Palace and Chagpori.
Potala Palace
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Potala Palace is a museum complex in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was formerly the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, built in the dzong style on Marpo Ri.
Chagpori
Peak
Chagpori, or Chakpori, Chokpori, Chagpo Ri is a spirit-mountain of Vajrapani in Lhasa, Tibet. It is south of Potala and is considered to be one of the four holy mountains of central Tibet.
Kundeling Monastery
Buddhist temple
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Kundeling Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. It was founded around 1794, and follows the Gelug school. The head of the monastery belongs to a lineage of incarnations that dates back to 1402. Kundeling Monastery is situated 1 km west of Potala Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lhasa and Zhol Village.
Lhasa
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Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet autonomous region in China. It is 3,650 m above sea level on the northern slopes of the Himalayas.
Zhol Village
Neighborhood
Zhol Village, or Shol Village, is a village at the base of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. It contained the residences and administrative buildings of Ganden Phodrang's government officials and other Tibetans.
Pargor Subdistrict
Suburb
The Barkhor Square, or Barkhor, is an historic area of narrow streets and a public square with markets, and the circumambulation route around the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China.
Potala Palace
- Type: Historic building
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lhasa, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.65789° or 29° 39′ 28″ northLongitude
91.11752° or 91° 7′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7MXHM459+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 31475419OpenStreetMap feature
building=palaceOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Potala Palace” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “bùdálāgōng”
- Chinese: “布达拉宫”
- French: “Palais du Potala”
- German: “Potala-Palast”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 宗角禄康公园 and 龙王庙.
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