Once the centre religious activities in Tibet, ... Potala Palace had 220,000 visitors in 2000 and 190,000 by the end of July this year.

The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White ...

It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa ...

The Potala Palace was named a World Heritage site in 1994 by UNESCO, and the neighboring Jokhang Temple and Norbulingka and were added on as extensions in 2000 and 2001, respectively.

Nov. 9, 2006 — -- For centuries, Tibet developed a remarkable and entirely unique culture. The country, hidden behind the highest mountains on earth, spreads across a plateau that is, on ...

The 1,300-year-old iconic Potala Palace, the official residence of the Dalai Lamas in Tibet, in the provincial capital Lhasa will soon undergo a USD 1.5 million renovation.

China News: The seventh century palace, a world cultural heritage site, was closed the very next day after violence flared up on March 14 in the Tibetan capital, ...

LHASA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Annual renovation of Potala Palace is conducted recently in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. A worker paints the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual ...

The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama, has symbolized Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet since the 7th century. The complex, made up of ...

Pico Iyer: Why Potala Palace Is a Wonder. By ABC News. November 8, 2006, 11:55 AM. Nov. 9, 2006 — -- For centuries, Tibet developed a remarkable and entirely unique culture.