The Potala Palace

The Potala Palace is the symbol of Lhasa and a treasure of Tibetan history, religion, culture and arts that sits at the peak of Potala Hill, a remote, yet breathtaking and picturesque mountainous hilltop at the edge of the roof of the world. Photo rights: Bowers Museum. Photo taken by Peter Keller, Ph.D.

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