Potala Palace

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Buddhist sacred site UNESCO World Heritage Site fortress palace complex

Potala Palace is a historic fortress-like palace in Lhasa that served as the traditional winter residence of the Dalai Lamas and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and iconic symbol of Tibetan Buddhism.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Potala Palace canonical 5
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace 1
Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist sacred site ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
palace complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity Avalokiteśvara ⓘ
surface form: Avalokiteshvara
associatedWith Dalai Lama ⓘ
builtOn Marpo Ri hill ⓘ
constructionBegan 17th century ⓘ
constructionCompleted late 17th century ⓘ
contains Red Palace ⓘ
White Palace ⓘ
extensive mural paintings ⓘ
monastic quarters ⓘ
numerous chapels ⓘ
thousands of Buddhist statues ⓘ
tombs of Dalai Lamas ⓘ
country China ⓘ
dedicatedTo Dalai Lama ⓘ
surface form: Dalai Lamas
elevation about 3700 meters above sea level ⓘ
floors 13 ⓘ
function political center of traditional Tibet ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
traditional winter residence of the Dalai Lamas ⓘ
governingBody China ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China
height about 117 meters ⓘ
heritageCriteria Cultural (i) ⓘ
Cultural (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageRegion Asia-Pacific ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Lhasa ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form: Tibet
mainBuilder 5th Dalai Lama ⓘ
surface form: Lobsang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama
materialUsed rammed earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
namedAfter Mount Potalaka ⓘ
near Jokhang Temple ⓘ
Norbulingka ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks Lhasa ⓘ
partOf Potala Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
rebuiltBy 5th Dalai Lama ⓘ
religion Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
symbolOf Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
Tibetan identity ⓘ
touristAttraction major international tourist destination ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 707 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tibet Autonomous Region → touristAttraction → Potala Palace ⓘ
Tibetan people → associatedWith → Potala Palace ⓘ
Lhasa → contains → Potala Palace ⓘ
Lhasa → UNESCOSiteComponent → Potala Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace
Lhasa → notableSquare → Potala Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Potala Palace Square
Potala Palace → partOf → Potala Palace self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Tibetan uprising of 1959 → hasMainPlace → Potala Palace ⓘ
Putuozongcheng Temple → modeledAfter → Potala Palace ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in China → hasPart → Potala Palace ⓘ
this entity surface form: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka in Lhasa