Potala Palace
637 CE – 1959 CE
The fortress-palace rising 13 storeys on Red Mountain above Lhasa — winter residence of the Dalai Lamas since the 7th century and symbol of Tibetan Buddhism — whose white and red wings, golden roofs, and chapels dominate the Himalaya skyline at 3,700 metres.
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