The Potala Palace, Tibet, China

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The Potala Palace is now a museum and World Heritage Site.

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The palace is named after Mount Potalaka, the mythical abode of the bodhisattva Avalokiteś

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The 5th Dalai Lama started its construction in 1645.

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The building measures 400 meters east-west and 350 meters north-south.

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Tradition has it that the three main hills of Lhasa represent the "Three Protectors of Tib

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The Red Palace has 13 floors.

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The White Palace is painted with a mixture of lime and milk.

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The Square

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Night falls.

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Believers kneel every three steps to koutou. They could do this for hundreds of miles.

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See the golden top? Those are real gold!

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