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PMR-D1260 People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: Potala Palace, built on the orders of the 5th Dalai Lama 1645-9, succeeding Drepong Monastery as his residence. His death in 1682 was concealed until the Red Palace was completed. Partial view with flowering bush in the foreground. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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PMR-D1260
Upload Date: 2015-03-26 06:38:56
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People's Republic of China, Tibet, Lhasa: Potala Palace, built on

the orders of the 5th Dalai Lama 1645-9, succeeding Drepong Monastery as his residence. His death in 1682 was concealed until the Red Palace was completed.
Partial view with flowering bush in the foreground.
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion