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　　potalapalace

　　in641,aftermarryingprincesswinching,SongsterGumpdecidedtobuildagrandpalacetoforherandinmemoryoftheevent.However,theoriginalpalacewasdestroyedduetoalightningstrikeandsucceedingwarfareduringLandama’stime.intheseventeenthcenturywhentheFifthDalaiLamawasinpower,potalawasrebuilt.thethirteenthDalaiLamaexpandedittotoday’sscale.themonastery-likepalace,leaningagainstRedHill,wasthereligiousandpoliticalcenterofoldandthewinterpalaceofDalaiLamas.thepalaceismorethan117meters(384feet)highand360(1180feet)wide,withanareaof90thousandsquaremeters.potalaincludeswhitepalaceandRedpalace.thewhitepalaceisforguestswhiletheredoneisforreligion.

　　thewhitepalaceconsistsofoffices,dormitories,aBuddhistofficialseminaryandaprintinghouse.Fromtheeastentranceofthepalace,paintedwithimagesofFourHeavenlyKings,abroadcorridorupwardsleadstoDeyangSharcourtyard,whichwaswhereDalaiLamaswatchedoperas.aroundthelargeandopencourtyard,therewasaseminaryanddormitories.thewhitepalaceistothewestofthecourtyard.therearethreeladderstairstogetinsideofit,butthecentralonewasonlyusedbyDalaiLamasandcentralgovernors.inthefirsthallway,therearehugewallpaintingsdescribingthebuildingofpotalapalaceandJokhangtempleandtheprocessionofprincesswenchengreaching.onthesouthwall,visitorswillseeanedictsignedwiththeGreatFifth’shandprint.thewhitepalacemainlyservesasthepoliticalheadquarterandDalaiLamas’livingquarters.thewestChamberofSunshineandtheeastChamberofSunshineistheroofofthewhitepalace.theybelongedtothethirteenthDalaiLamaandtheFourteenthDalaiLama

　　respectively.BeneaththeeastChamberofSunshineisthelargesthallinthewhitepalace,whereDalaiLamascametopower.theRedpalacewasbuiltafterthedeathoftheFifthDalaiLama.thecenterofthecomplicatedRedpalaceistheGreatwestHall,whichrecordstheGreatFifthDalaiLama’slifebyitsfinewallpaintings.thepaintingwhichshowshisvisittoemperorShunzhiinBeijingin1652isimpressive.thehallhasfouradditionalchapels.thewestChapelstoresthreegoldstupas（舍利子）oftheFifth,tenthandtwelfthDalaiLamas’.theirbodiesarewellkeptinthosestupas.amongthethree,theFifthDalaiLama’sstupaisthebiggest,whichismadeofsandalwood,wrappedingoldfoilanddecoratedwiththousandsofdiamonds,pearls,agates（玛瑙）andothersgems（宝石）.thestupa,whichis14.86meters(49feet)high,usesmorethan3,700kilogramsofgold.thenorthChapelcontainsstatuesofSakyamuni,DalaiLamasandmedicineBuddha,andstupasoftheeighth,ninthandeleventhDalaiLamas.againstthewallistanjur(Beijingedition),averyimportantBuddhistsutrasenttotheSeventhDalaiLamabyemperorYongzheng.intheeastChapelatwometers(6.5feet)highstatueoftsongKhapa,thefounderofGelugpawhichisDalaiLama’sancestor,isrememberedandworshipped.inaddition,about70famousexpertsinanBuddhismsurroundhim.theSouthChapeliswhereasilverstatueof

　　padmasambhavaand8bronzestatuesofhisregenerationsarekept.onthefloorabove,thereisagallerywithacollectionof698wallpaintings,showingthestoriesofBuddhas,Bodhisattvas,DalaiLamasandgreatexpertsandjatakaandsignificanthistoricevents.westoftheGreatHalllocatesthethirteenthDalaiLama’sstupahall.SincehewasregardedasgreatastheGreatFifth,peoplestartedtobuildhisstupaafterhisdeathinthefallof1933.takingthreeyears,thestupais

　　comparablewiththeGreatFifth’sstupa.itis14meters(46feet)high,coveredbyaton(2200pounds)ofgoldfoils.infrontofitisamandalamadeofmorethan200,000pearlsandothergems.wallpaintingsinthehalltellimportanteventsinhislife,includinghisvisitwithemperor

　　Guangxu.thehighesthallofpotalawasbuiltin1690.itusedtobetheholytempleofChineseemperors.DalaiLamaswouldcomeherewithhisofficialsandhighlamastoshowtheirrespectstothecentralgovernmentannuallybefore.

　　DharmaCaveandtheSaint’sChapelaretheonlystructuresleftwhichwerebuiltinseventhcentury.theybothlieinthecentraloftheRedpalace.DharmaCaveissaidtobetheplacewhereKingSongtsenGampoproceededhisreligiouscultivation.insidethecave,wecanseethestatuesofSongtsenGampo,princesswencheng,princesstritsunandhischiefministers.intheSaint’sChapelaboveDharmaCave,thestatuesofChenrezi,tsongKhapa,padmasambhava,theFifth,Seventh,eighthandninthDalaiLamasarekeptandworshipped.VisitorsmayfindastonewithafootprintthatwasbelievedtobeleftbytheinfanttwelfthDalaiLama.  notes: