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Potala Palace

Potala Palace history evolutional : Buda La, or translated "Putuo Luojia" is Sanskrit "Potalaka" transliteration, which means "sacred place of Buddhism." In the seventh century, Songtsan Gambo unified Tibet and its capital Lhasa, the Tibetan government to establish strong. 641 years, he and Tang Dynasty marriage, to marry Princess Wencheng, in the Mabu built a palace on the hill. Songtsan Gambo because of the Bodhisattva Guanyin (Buddhist world comfortable) as its Benzun Buddha, the Buddhist Sutra on the use of the Buddha's residence, "Buda La" named to the palace, known as "the Potala Palace." At that time, the size of the Potala Palace, a housing 1000, but in Chisongdezan rule encountered Leihuo burned part. Later in the Tubo Dynasty perished, almost all the palaces were destroyed, leaving only the two Buddhist spared the flames of war, and King-Paba Lacan (St. Kwun Yam Temple, Lacan: means Fodian). Since then along with Tibet's political center moved to the Sakya, the Potala Palace have been in a dilapidated.

1642, V, the Dalai Lama Lobsang Gyatso established Gaden Phodrang regime, Lhasa, the Tibetan Plateau once again become the political center. In 1645, he began to rebuild the Potala Palace, three years after completion, for the White House. 1653, V, the Dalai Lama in court. From that time on, the Dalai Lama are living history here, a major religious and political ceremonies are held here, the Potala Palace in Tibet became the ruling centre of politics and religion. V, after the death of the Dalai Lama, placed Lingta, the court in charge of the first Basang Gyatso continued expansion of palaces, a Red Palace. Red Palace in the construction, in addition to local artisans, the Qing government and the Government of Nepal have also sent Jiangshi participation, the daily construction of up to 7700 people. Potala Palace to the basic completion in 1693, lasted a total of 48, will cost about 2.13 million two silver.

After the completion of the Potala Palace for a number of expansion, the formation of today's size. 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso to leave Tibet. Since then, the Potala Palace is no longer on the political activities of the establishment while retaining only a religious function. 1988, the Chinese government approved a large-scale maintenance of the Potala Palace plan. Overhaul in 1989, in accordance with "the entire old as the old" the principles of construction and to carry out investigations and heritage registration. Maintenance of a project has ended in 1994, costing a total of 53 million yuan. 2 years, the two projects have been started.

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