Potala Palace so to speak is the building being able to represent Xizang and Lhasa most.
Danying Chen 120210234 Class 1
Potala Palace, commonly known as the “second Putuo Mountain,” stands in the Tibetan capital Lhasa on Redhill northwest, is a large-scale castle-style buildings. Was built in the seventh century, the Potala Palace was built Why, one that is due to the development needs of Gampo to consolidate power, the ruling center moved from the mountain area of the Potala Palace Nanze when, and to the defense of foreign aggression so built on Red Hill Red Hill Palace in Lhasa – Potala Palace was first appellation; another is said to be Gampo married Princess Wencheng large, built this house; there is a saying that Princess Wencheng projections the proposed construction of the Potala Palace King. After the reconstruction of the 17th century, the Dalai Lama’s Potala Palace, the Winter Palace became home is the center of Tibet’s theocratic rule. The whole palace with distinctive Tibetan style, pulling more than 200 meters high, the appearance of 13 layers, actually, only nine layers. Since it has built in the mountainside, large areas of rock walls and stands as scarps, make the building as if the hills integration, the momentum is very majestic.
Tibetan traditional architecture has a very unique and beautiful architectural forms and styles, with the snow-covered plateau totally magnificent natural landscape
One, gives a simple, magical, the rugged beauty, formed its own unique and distinctive basic features.The main building of the White House and the Red Palace , the main building thirteen , 115.7 meters high , the palace, Buddha, pagoda temple , dormitories and other components. Potala Palace is a calendar Hermitage Dalai Lama , Tibet’s local ruling center also past theocratic rulers , starting from the fifth Dalai Lama , a major religious and political ceremonies are held here , but it is also dedicated to the world calendar Dalai Lama pagoda place.
White House across the wings , as the Dalai Lama daily life , there are various halls promenade, fine furnishings , lavishly decorated , painted wall paintings related to Buddhism , more famous hands . Red Palace centered worship Buddha, like Gambo , Princess Wencheng and Nepal princess like foot statue among thousands of statues, as well as the Dalai Lama dedicated , embedded gold treasure , with colored murals , brilliant Splendor . The entire complex covers an area of 100,000 square meters , housing thousands of rooms , layout, patchwork, reflecting the Tibetan architectural skill of the craftsman . Potala Palace is the center of the Tibetan theocratic regime . Every festival , palace packed with various ethnic Tibetan Buddhism Buddhists , became a famous Buddhist shrine . After the August 1990 rebuilt.
Potala mountain assembled , contigs buildings, temples towering , imposing, has turned out to gas penetration potential of the sky , a solid wall of granite pier thick grass mushroom spreading Pema wall collar, resplendent golden dome, huge gilt vase with a strong decorative effect , buildings and flags , cross matched Hui, red, white and yellow color contrasts segment together to build , building layers of socket type body , embody the charming characteristics of Tibetan ancient architecture . Potala Palace is an outstanding representative of Tibetan architecture , but also for the essence of ancient Chinese architecture.
Today, people in the eyes of the Potala Palace , whether it ‘s building stone and wood staggered manner , or from the cultural connotations to see the hidden palace itself , can feel its uniqueness . It always seems to make people here too impressed . Unified granite walls ; outer wooden roofs and canopies designed to provoke Alice ; All of copper gilt decorative tile , as well as by the Jing Zhuang , Aquarius , Capricorn fish, Garuda do this ridge decorated embellishment …… everything seemed perfect match so that the whole magnificent palace . Large hall in the Potala Palace murals also be a unique landscape , in which giant painting art gallery called , both documented the history of Buddhism in Tibet , there are up to赖生平V , Princess Wencheng to Tibet process , as well as Tibet’s ancient architecture and a large Buddha image of King Kong , etc., that it is a valuable historical picture is not too much .
Potala mountain assembled , contigs buildings, temples towering , imposing, has turned out to gas penetration potential of the sky , a solid wall of granite pier thick grass mushroom spreading Pema wall collar, resplendent golden dome, huge gilt vase with a strong decorative effect , buildings and flags , cross matched Hui, red, white and yellow color contrasts segment together to build , building layers of socket type body , embody the charming characteristics of Tibetan ancient architecture . Potala Palace is an outstanding representative of Tibetan architecture , but also for the essence of ancient Chinese architecture.
The design and construction of the palace according to the law of the plateau region of sunlight , wide and sturdy base of the wall , the wall base is easily accessible by tunnel below and vents . House with columns, brackets, QT , beams, rafters , etc., consisting of the bracket . Paving and roofing used to be called ” A Erga ” hard soil, and top each bedroom has a skylight hall , easy lighting , mediation air. There are a variety of carvings on the palace pillar, colored mural on the wall area of 2,500 square meters.
Intrauterine also unique collection of Tibet , on cotton silk thangka painting , and ancient artifacts. Potala Palace was included in the 1961 national key cultural relics protection units , in 1989 conducted a comprehensive construction .
Gong Yu Bonding , tortuous , with organic integration of the mountain , which is the Potala Palace gives the most direct experience . Its appearance has 13 floors up from the foot of a mountain until the summit. Overall construction is mainly composed of the White House in the east ( the Dalai Lama lived part ) , the middle of the Red Palace ( Buddha and the Dalai Lama dedicated the temple ) and western white Sengfang ( cronies Lama Dalai Lama service live ) components. In front there is a white Red Palace walls as the sun sets the Buddha , the Buddhist festival which is whenever the date , the place to hang a substantial statues .
As a Tibetan Buddhist shrine , pilgrims every year to the Potala Palace and tourist visitors are always countless. They are generally no word from the foot of the monument from , through tortuous road paved ramp until a huge mural painted Four Diamond east gate , and entered the hall through a wall four meters thick tunnel .
On the hillside, there is a platform of about 1600 square meters , which is the Dalai place to watch dance called ” Deyang Ha .” Thus while the escalator by Da Songge profile corridor , then to the White House East ‘s largest palace hall . There are historical records, in 1653 the Qing Emperor Shunzhi gold book golden seal from Chifeng Fifth Dalai Dalai Lama reincarnation are subject to central government formally canonized , chaired by the Resident Minister for the enthronement , reign and other ceremonies since . Here is the Dalai Hing enthroned , and other major religious ceremony venues reign , political activities .
