布达拉宫英语介绍 Potala Palace概要1.ppt

Potala Palace  ------a pearl on the Roof of the World Potala Palace Where is the Potala Palace? The majestic Potala Palace is Lhasa’s most imposing architectural landmark and is located in the northwest corner of the city. * * Potala Palace What is the function of the Palace? The Potala Palace was the center of Tibet’s Government and the Dalai Lama’s winter residence. In 1994 UNESO listed it as a World Cultural Heritage Site, due to both its architectural grandeur and religious significance. The Potala Palace serves as both a museum of Buddhist art and architectural landmark. It is also a proof of the Chinese nation’s unity and integration. Potala Palace History of Potala Palace The Potala Palace was first built nearly 1300 years age during the King Songsten Gampo’s resign. In the early Tang Dynasty (618—907 A.D), when Songtsen Gampo married the Tang Princess Wencheng, he decided to build a grand palace to accommodate her and let his descendants remember the event History of Potala Palace However, the original palace was destroyed due to a lightening strike and succeeding warfare during Landamas reign. In seventeenth century under the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama, Potala Palace was rebuilt. History of Potala Palace The Thirteenth Dalai Lama expanded it to todays scale. Reclining against and capping Red Hill, the palace is more than 117 meters (384 feet) in height and 360 (1180 feet) in width, occupying a building space of 360,000 square meters. And it is made out of stone and wood. History of Potala Palace Since sitting on the top of Red Hill at an elevation of over 3700 meters the Potala Palace is the highest administrative, religious and political complex in the world. Layout of Potala Palace The palace consist of the Red Palace, which is its central building, rising above the other main structure, the White Palace, which forms the eastern part of the Palace. The White Palace The White Palace consists of offices, dormitories, a Buddhist off