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PMR-D1268 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. Here: view of Lhasa, which now has more than one million inhabitants, from the walls Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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Upload Date: 2015-03-26 07:00:40
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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.
Here: view of Lhasa, which now has more than one million inhabitants, from the walls
Keywords: architecture, heritage, historical, picturesque, temples, Buddhist, Asian, colourful, religion