Potala Palace In Lhasa, Tibet Editorial Photo

Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet on the mountains northwest of Mabu, the famous castle-style buildings, ancient Tibetan architectural art of the essence. Potala Palace was built in the 7th century, Tibet Zao Tang Zhaowen Songtsan to marrying into a princess built. Lhasa, 3,700 meters above sea level in the Redhill 999 houses built on the palace buildings - the Potala Palace. Hillside castle, now an area of ​​410,000 square meters, construction area of ​​130,000 square meters, 13-story main building of the Palace, 115 meters high, all of stone and wood structure, five bronze gilded palace roof covering tiles, glittering , imposing, is the essence of Tibetan ancient architectural art. Plateau known as the Temple.