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Potala Palace

5th Dalai Lama (commissioned) · Lhasa, China · 1694

Key features13 storeys of white and red palace climbing a hill, on inward-sloping stone walls up to 5 m thick.

Architect
5th Dalai Lama (commissioned)
Place
Lhasa, China
Year
1694
Typology
Palace
Movement
Historic precedent
Region
East Asia
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