Place Institution Buddhist traditions
Potala Palace
པོ་ཏ་ལ། bo 布达拉宫 zh ポタラ宮 ja
7th-century Tibetan fortress and palace in Lhasa, rebuilt in the 17th century as the winter seat of the Dalai Lamas
- Dated from 637 CE
- Also called Potala, Botala, Budala
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7th-century Tibetan fortress and palace in Lhasa, rebuilt in the 17th century as the winter seat of the Dalai LamasWikidata record description. Read Potala Palace in the Wikipedia reader.
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