Facts and Data
Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
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Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1994
Size of heritage: 61 ha
- Buffer zone: 199 ha
Coordinates:
Longitude: 91,117°
Latitude: 29,658°
About
The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary buildings, is built on Red Mountain in the centre of Lhasa Valley, at an altitude of 3,700m. Also founded in the 7th century, the Jokhang Temple Monastery is an exceptional Buddhist religious complex. Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's former summer palace, constructed in the 18th century, is a masterpiece of Tibetan art. The beauty and originality of the architecture of these three sites, their rich ornamentation and harmonious integration in a striking landscape, add to their historic and religious interest.
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Hotels and places to stay
Min Shan Tibetan
MIN SHAN JIN SHENG HOTEL
SAI KANG HOTEL POTALA PALACE
Tibet Jingu Hotel
Holy Holiday inn
Lhasa Pingcuokangsang Hostel
Jin Bo Grand Hotel
GreenTree Inn The Potala Palace Express(Domestic guest only)
Jin Jiang Inn Shanghai Plaza
Lasa Shuwang Hotel
Videos from the area
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet - China Travel Channel
Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China http://www.myvideomedia.de English see below [dt.] Vom Dach unseres Hotels in Lhasa hat man einen schönen Ausblick auf den Potala-Palast. Dann liegt der...
Journey to Tibet 2013
Lhasa : La Gran Plaza, Monumento de liberacion del Tibet,
http://www.minube.com/rincon/25183 Panoramica a la gran plaza de Lhasa, en honor a la liberacion del tibet. China.
拉薩布達拉宮 夜景 Potala Palace, Lhasa པོ་ཏ་ལ
Sep 13,2010 夜遊西藏拉薩布達拉宮廣場.
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Paro AirportBigger and popular cities in the wider vicinity are these:
Caina- Changzhug
- Chaqi
- Dagar
- Dongla
- Dopozhang
- Gongbuxue
- Jibenggang
- Karlung
- Konggar
- Layu
- Lhasa
- Naidong
- Nam
- Niu
- Pozhang
- Sozhug
- Xumai
These are some smaller cities that might be interesting. They are all rather close.