Saturday, January 7, 2012

Jokhang Temple.

 Potala Palace

Potala Palace ,built on top of the Red Mountain in Lhasa, Tibet, China was built by the first emperor of Tibet in 637 CE. The current palace was re-constructed in the mid-1600s by the fifth Dalai Lama.

 The White Palace.
The Palace consists of two main buildings, the Potrang Karpo (White Palace) and Portrang Marpo (Red Palace). It was the chief home of the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama until he was forced to flee to India when China invaded Tibet in 1959. It is now a state museum.

 Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple

 The courtyard of the Jokhang Temple

Two golden deers flanking a Dharma Wheel and a golden bell at the roof of Jokhang Temple

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