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Main Building. 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Philadelphia, PA 19130. 215-763-8100. Buy Tickets. Hours. Monday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Closed. Wednesday, Closed. Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m.–8:45 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The Potala Palace is a dzong fortress in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959, has been a museum since then, and a World Heritage Site since 1994. The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara. [1]
The 5th Dalai Lama, Lobsang Gyatso (1617–1682), unified Tibet and moved the centre of his administration to Lhasa in 1642 with the help of Güshi Khan of the Khoshut. With Güshi Khan as a largely uninvolved overlord, the 5th Dalai Lama and his intimates established a civil administration which is referred to by historians as the Lhasa state.
14 mar 2024 · Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has called David-Néel "an enthusiastic Buddhist, the first to introduce the real Tibet to the West".
The Potola Palace was the residence of the Dalai Lama from the 17th century until the current Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. During the Cultural Revolution, Tibet's monasteries were destroyed with dynamite and artillery and rare books and paintings were burned.
There are 8 golden stupas inside the Red Palace which contain the mummified bodies of deceased Dalai Lamas. Among all the stupas, the central one is the most important the stupa for the constructer of Potala Palace – the Fifth Dalai Lama.
Discover the rich history and cultural significance of the Potala Palace, the former residence of the Dalai Lama and a symbol of Tibetan Buddhist heritage.
