Structures of the Potala Palace
1 min readThe Potala Palace was built in the seventh century and it has a long history of over imiuoumn 1300 years.In 641,Songtsan Gambo,ruler of the Tubo Kingdom,had the Potala Palace built for Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty,whom he was soon to marry.
It has 13 stories,and is 117 meters high.The magnificent Potala Palace is made of wood and stone.All the walls are of granite, and all the roofs and windows are of wood.
Potala Palace consists of over 1000 rooms,including seminary ,chanting hall,temples,various chambers for worshipping Buddha and the stupas ot several Dalai Lamas.In the rooms,there are tens of thousands of Buddha figures.Different in sizes and complex in designs,the figures look vivid and lovely.
The overhanging eaves and roof corners,the gilded brass tiles and gilded pillars with Buddhist scriptures,bottles, and makara fish as well as the gold-winged birds decorating the roof Ridges contribute much to the beauty of the hip-and-gable roofs. The walls are painted with huge colorful murals,which make it beautiful and lively.
