Overlooking The Potala Palace In The Sun. Editorial Photo

Lhasa, Tibet, China, June 2021 - looking up at the Potala Palace in the sun, it is particularly beautiful and spectacular against the background of blue sky and white clouds. The landmark building in Lhasa, Tibet. Potala Palace is located on mabri mountain in the northwest of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is a palace style building complex. It was originally built by Zanpu Songzanganbu of Tubo Dynasty to marry Princess Chizun and Princess Wencheng. After reconstruction in the 17th century, it became the winter palace residence of successive Dalai Lamas and the ruling center of Tibet`s political and religious unity. In 1961, the Potala Palace became one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units of the State Council of the people`s Republic of China. In 1994, the Potala Palace was listed as a world cultural heritage.