 Potala Palace
Once principal residence of the Dalai Lama (until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India, after the invasion and failed uprising in 1959), now the Potala Palace is home to a wonderful museum and is a tourist destination highly coveted. Very beautiful from a distance, majestic close, the building is named after Mount Potala, the abode of Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of great compassion in Buddhism Mahayana. With its thirteen floors (containing more than 1000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and about 200,000 statues), the building rises to 117 meters on top of Marpo Ri (Red Hill), with a total height of over 300 meters from the bottom of the valley. The Potala Palace, however, is a must for anyone going on a visit to Lhasa, given the ability to transmit an indescribable feeling of peace and tranquility that stands out. Not to be missed, including the various rooms open to the public, is undoubtedly the throne room of the 13th Dalai Lama, where you can feel an incredible firmness of devotion and faith room. Located at an altitude of 3700 meters, in the center of Lhasa Valley, the Potala Palace is characterized by large sloping walls broken only in the upper rows of windows, flat roofs at various levels and a set of stairs, interrupted by minor climbs, lead to the top. Impressive for those who see it from the outside, the building is able to provide unforgettable moments to its visitors. | 
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