White Palace
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White Palace is the residential and administrative section of Lhasa’s Potala Palace complex, historically serving as the living quarters and governmental center of the Dalai Lamas.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
palace section
ⓘ
residential complex ⓘ |
| access | via central stairways of Potala Palace ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Red Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tibetan architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ganden Phodrang government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan government-in-exile (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtWithin | 17th century Potala Palace reconstruction ⓘ |
| city | Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | 5th Dalai Lama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
audience halls
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ offices of the Ganden Phodrang government NERFINISHED ⓘ reception rooms ⓘ residential apartments of the Dalai Lama ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Tibet Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 3700 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| era | Ganden Phodrang period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative section of Potala Palace
ⓘ
residential section of Potala Palace ⓘ |
| governingBody | administration of the Dalai Lama ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Potala Palace, Lhasa ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
governmental center of the Dalai Lamas
ⓘ
living quarters of the Dalai Lamas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Lhasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Marpo Ri hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone and wood ⓘ |
| ownership | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Potala Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Potala Palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| significance |
center of traditional Tibetan political administration
ⓘ
symbol of temporal authority of the Dalai Lama ⓘ |
| tourism | major attraction within Potala Palace for visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1994 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Dalai Lama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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