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The imposing Potala Palace is the centerpiece of Tibet’s capital city, Lhasa. At 12,000 feet above sea level, it’s the highest palace in the world. And it’s also a major center for Buddhist spirituality.
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Potala refers to a mountain in India sacred to the religion, and for centuries its namesake palace has been at the core of Tibet’s monastic community.
Much of the current palace complex dates to the seventeenth century. But the earliest construction began a thousand years earlier, on the commission of a Tibetan king, in honor of his marriage to a princess of China. The growing fortress became the winter home for the Dalai Lamas, monastic leaders of Tibetan Buddhism.
UNESCO’s World Heritage designation extends to the neighboring Jokhang Temple, considered Tibet’s most sacred, and the Norbulingka, once the Dalai Lama’s summer residence.
Conflict led to the exile of the Dalai Lama from China’s Tibetan Autonomous Region in 1959, and the grounds became a museum. But the Potala Palace remains a major Buddhist pilgrimage site. Many travel long distances by foot to pay their respects. Potala is divided into the Red Palace, which is for religious use, and an administrative White Palace.
Visitors to Potala have to go with a tour group, and obtain a special permit. Once in, you pass through hallways lit by butter lamps, and into public areas watched over by monks. In addition to the historic structures, the heritage site contains a vast collection of sacred texts and works of art. Withstanding the elements and political struggle, Potala Palace remains an embodiment of Tibetan culture.
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Much of the Potala Palace dates to the 17th century, but the earliest construction began a thousand years earlier. What are your thoughts on this magnificent site?
@user-ut8bq9fw9y
5 жыл бұрын
Never have dalai lame !
@johanvanvoorst4474
5 жыл бұрын
Less than 3 min for this Palace complex, what a jpke
@lamrimwilts.glos.9454
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, truly a magnificent site but sad and unrealistic how this is presented. Is it 'a major centre for Buddhist spirituality'? No. Tibetans who live there are not even allowed to own a picture of their beloved Dalai Lama! Religious festivals are banned! Can Tibetans from around the World go to visit the site? No! Though the US have just brought in a law - The reciprocal access to Tibet Act 2018 - it sets a ban on Chinese officials who deny US citizens access to Tibet.
@odessey4814
5 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable Magnificent but would really appreciate if you show the reality of what's happening in there.
@Xisiqomelir
5 жыл бұрын
I think you shouldn't have labelled it part of China.
proud to be buddhist, greetings to tibet from malaysia
@pemayangdon74
5 жыл бұрын
Bless you dear!🙏👍✌😍💖
@chew1291
5 жыл бұрын
thank you so much, bless you too, all the best to you ^^
@user-dx5bn4yk4f
5 жыл бұрын
YO and don't tell what people to feel about themselves, if you're buddhist you're being the opposite with that angst.
@124_sahilyenchilwar9
4 жыл бұрын
Tibet oo u mean China
@TenzinDorjee
4 жыл бұрын
Sahil Yenchilwar kup tsum 🤫
Stunning architecture and beautifully placed high above with breathtaking view. Would really love to visit here one day. Thanks for sharing National Geographic.
@zes3813
2 жыл бұрын
wrr
The Potala palace becomes indeed a symbolic greatness of Tibetan architectural skills with Tibetan designs and structure. Besides it embodies the greatness of Tibetan culture which centers on peace, compassion and non-violence too.
Just watched the movie "7 years in Tibet" and it captured my heart so much.
@firefly4784
3 жыл бұрын
That is a movie!!!🙄 You can’t tell movies from reality?
@Jashyvv17
3 жыл бұрын
Firefly but it’s based on true story.
@khangrikyiduk1634
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jashyvv17 This 50 cent wont understand for him Nation means free food, free housing and 50 cent a day
@tenzinsamphel4763
3 жыл бұрын
Yes such an inspirational and breath taking movie
@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive
2 жыл бұрын
Kundun is a better movie.
At the age of 62 I thought I had pretty much seen everything, but I have never seen this place before, wow, what an amazing place, so glad I know it exists, so glad I subscribed to your channel!
Just one word for this beautiful palace in Tibet .Wow!
Most beautiful peaceful & divine Palace
Lord Buddha 🙏☸🌈✌ Love you all from birthplace of Lord Buddha lumbini Nepal🇳🇵
@samirgrg8923
3 жыл бұрын
Haha bro fake channel Routiney ko name copy garyo basyo 😂
i will go there soon. my dream....
IF Nat GEO had 100 videos like this I would watch all of them in a raw
As moslem here, i am excited to visit tibet especially potala palace this october. Wonderful place ❤❤
Proud to be a Buddhist...from odisha India
Thanks for the kind information!
Wonderful Potala Palace👍
I have been blessed to vistit all these and many others, including some very, very, remote ones high up in the mountains, only accesible by a long climb and hike on foot. They were utterly stunning and the atmosphere magic, with the high , silent winds and sounds of remote mountains. Even the Potala was very quiet inside.
@kageshadowfairy
2 жыл бұрын
Wow you have done what my dream is to do, go to the more remote temples out there, I'd love to hike to these temples especially with being Buddhist myself.
Beautiful video. You never cease to amaze me NatGeo. Blessings.❤️
@NatGeo
5 жыл бұрын
We're glad you enjoyed watching, David. Hopefully you learned something new!
Lovely 💕
beautiful palace
That's so cool
Wunderful
Dam that's beautiful
This is great
I wanna live there
Wonderful place (very nice ) ලස්සනයි
Beautiful potala palace from bodhgaya India
Outstanding creation, valuable content.
Amazing人类创造的奇迹☁
Very nice place
Mano que lindooo
Wow
0:47 No, you’re wrong. The Red Palace of the Potala was built on commission by Songtsen Gampo in honour of his first wife, Princess Bhrikuti Devi of Licchavi. The Red Palace also has Nepali architecture and was built by Nepali and Tibetan craftsmen.
@jesseyang8172
2 жыл бұрын
He married both a Licchavi princess and a Chinese (Tang) princess. He first married the Licchavi princess, conquered Licchavi, then asked to marry a Tang princess. The Palace was built because he was going to marry the Tang princess but the architecture had Nepali influence for sure.
@user-xb4pu4gr3q
2 жыл бұрын
He also had 4 other Tibetan wives
@user-xu1zd2xq3p
Жыл бұрын
@@jesseyang8172 吐蕃王朝同期史料根本没有尼泊尔公主的记载。
@jesseyang8172
Жыл бұрын
@@user-xu1zd2xq3p 你说没有就没有
@user-xu1zd2xq3p
Жыл бұрын
@@jesseyang8172 嗯嗯，全球藏学家都没找到相关吐蕃古藏文文献，你家有~佩服佩服
I misread this as potato palace and got really excited
Om Mani Padme Hum
I’m Buddhist 🇨🇳☸️
@jigmelutoktsang4701
4 жыл бұрын
Jiayang Gao your goverment Are trash
@celine7511
2 жыл бұрын
@@jigmelutoktsang4701 glad you were kicked off by China.
Wow. Thanks to N G. This is our Mother Land Tibet.
@TUBESPECIFIC1
5 жыл бұрын
I wish the entire world could be granted a New Deal of allowing everyone to return to there ancestral homelands to join their cultures in rebuilding with aim to do better achieving great heights and glory for everyone given such a second chance for change.
@Ononorium
5 жыл бұрын
You are not Tibetan you Indian troll Free Assam Free Nagaland Free Mizoram Free Kashmir
@dreamadventure8220
5 жыл бұрын
@@Ononorium said by who ??😂😂
@fymwp9992
2 жыл бұрын
@@dreamadventure8220 lol bodied him🤣🤣
Wow that place is beutiful
Cool
Nice video 👍 👌
Fabulous 👍🏩🎁🎄🎂👌
one of the must go place in China
🙏🙏🙏🙏
👍🏼👏👏👏👏
Everyone wants to know what is inside the Potala Palace...This video shows the TRUTH of TIBET Watch ... what's inside of POTALA PALACE .... Watch carefully. Amazing video @
Looks amazing, i will get there one day.. I HOPE
@NatGeo
5 жыл бұрын
It's spectacular, William! We hope you get to visit the palace one day and see it in person.
I like it
Visited last summer, heard they are going to close it maybe in a decade due to damage to the structure from amount of tourists. Visit soon!
@carolpatton3487
3 жыл бұрын
China discourages Buddhism, so rather than maintain the palace, it is more useful to close it.
@purfire572
3 жыл бұрын
@@carolpatton3487 Where are you getting all this information? Last I checked China was spending Millions of dollars a year to maintain this temple.
@WaMo721
2 ай бұрын
yeah i heard....it will close soon
Tibet
Tashi dalek thank you support tibetan 🙏💟I love you support 🙏💟tibetan History 100 percent right thank you support 🙏💟important you happy life okay 🙏💟💟💟
Special physical areas in the world
H H the Dalai lama’s palace.. 🙏🙏🙏
tis a great privilege to use drone in tibet.
I am from nepal🙏🙏🌹🌹
❤❤FREE TIBET❤❤ Tibet is land of mysteries definitely not for sick rulers beyond humanity.❤
@jundecheng3342
5 жыл бұрын
The potala palace was built for the marriage of a tang dynasty princess and a Tibetan prince. Tibet fully joined China in the 12th century...
@dreamadventure8220
5 жыл бұрын
@@jundecheng3342 i heard chinese have highest IQ but looking at your logic it seem opposite
@tenzinnorbu6750
2 ай бұрын
@jundecheng3342 China gave thier princess to Tibetan King to avoid conflict with Tibetan. In other words, they fear the savages
@wangboya
Ай бұрын
After the abolishment of serfdom and slavery in the tibetan theocratic society, tibetans have gained freedom. :)
My mother land
Glad the authorities have not been able to demean the palace. The palace and bear by settlement was more vibrant prior to China's annexation. Now only the palace remains. A lot has reduced due to the mass exodus of Tibetans from China to other places. It is a true symbolism of Buddhism and what remains of Tibet
Thanks YT algorithm and Civ6
Oooh yedls
Can I do a perfect fusion in this temple with my friend?
Free Tibet
People just be like 'Free Tibet' while actually know nothing about It's history and relations with successive Chinese dynasties. A weak qing dynasty led to this situation otherwise Tibet is China for eternity. Plus I want to see it and always thought potala palace is located in a secluded place away from city. I'm little disappointed though but still I want to visit it.
@historyresearcher9908
5 жыл бұрын
Hi bro I'm Indian too I can give you so many facts regarding Tibetans sovereighnty and it's right to self determination , human right violations by china
Recommend you guys to watch 7 years in Tibet to know what the "conflict" between Tibet and China was
@wawa-vf4to
2 жыл бұрын
combine geography with politics🤣
if this is all about travel advertisement, you are doing it right!
One of the great palace in China
it's DALAI LAMA !!
The palace was built by tsongtsen gampo for himself to meditate on solidarity before the marriage to princes of China and later on fifth dalai lama lobsang gyatso took the initiative to expand it into huge palace.
Must be weird for the dalai lama to 'visit' his own house online, while being exiled.
@carolpatton3487
3 жыл бұрын
The Dalai Lama had to flee for his life, after China invaded Tibet with its armies and started tearing down the temples and slaughtering the monks.
@purfire572
3 жыл бұрын
@@carolpatton3487 Iono....the video seems to show a Tibet that is very well taken care of. Roads, infrastructure, temples,....
@vigyamishra5864
3 жыл бұрын
@@purfire572 true,they are taking care of infrastructure but brutally killing natives,inhuman system 🙄
@kajalgurjaradventure
3 жыл бұрын
Dalai Lama of Tibet still lives in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India, he still struggles to get Lhasa
I hope Tibetan people get their land & free from communist China 🇨🇳........ Love Tibetan from bodhgaya- where budha got enlightenment.
@juliusl5821
3 жыл бұрын
And become a Indian puppet state? 🤣We inherited the sovereignty over Tibet from our previous three imperial dynasties, what do you have?
@rankingresearchdata
3 жыл бұрын
@@juliusl5821 Tibet belong to india
@rankingresearchdata
3 жыл бұрын
@テケテケ 50 cent army
@prakashbhattarai4528
Ай бұрын
India belongs to bhutan@@rankingresearchdata
History repeating ! Palaces become museums most of the time :-)
Hope Tibetans could return and ownership potata palace as their palace
Additional wildcard slot
anything for that diplomatic policy slot
The Middle-Way Approach is proposed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet and to bring about stability and co-existence between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples based on equality and mutual co-operation. It is also a policy adopted democratically by the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people through a series of discussions held over a long time. This brief introduction to the Middle-Way policy and its history is intended for the Tibetan people inside and outside Tibet - and all those interested - to have a better understanding of the issues involved. 達賴喇嘛尊者提出中間道路，以和平方式解決西藏問題，在平等和相互合作的基礎上實現中西兩國人民的穩定與共存。 這也是西藏中央政府和西藏人民通過長期舉行的一系列討論民主採取的政策。 這個中間政策及其歷史的簡要介紹是針對西藏內外的西藏人民 - 以及所有感興趣的人 - 更好地了解所涉及的問題。
@historyresearcher9908
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment it is happy to see that somebody told the truth. 你是好人。
Living at 12,000 feet above sea level is just crazy. Visitors must get sick from the altitude. Beautiful buildings, I'd love to see them someday.
@misspaula213
5 жыл бұрын
C&M T it was rough climbing the some 400 steps above that altitude too! But Tibet has to be my favorite place in the whole wide world... so beautiful and the people persevere under China’s extreme oppression.
@pemayangdon74
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, u r right. Some tourists won't be able to get enough air. They have to carry the oxygen thing with them for the side scene of Holy place which is called Tibet. By the way, in Tibet "Potala" means on the top where God lives. Even the centre of Tibet called "Lhasa" which means the place of God and Goddness.
@pemayangdon74
5 жыл бұрын
Well, just wanted to share☺
@pemayangdon74
5 жыл бұрын
I heard China gorverment has taken all of the treasures inside from Potala Palace which has been kept since 6 Century by the Tibetan king called "Songzen Gonpo." One of the Asian the most powerful king at that time. Nothing is left there now except a few of them to show the tourists or the world as if they preserved the beautiful culture and tradition of Tibet. Very sad😓😓😓😓😓😓😓
@firefly4784
5 жыл бұрын
@@pemayangdon74 Another one who believes in some stupid propaganda
Wish 17 Chen will get her drivers license easily and immediately. Amitabha 🙏bless
Potala Palace
An imposing Palace. Dalai Lama, he is the incarnation of the Bodhisattva of Mercy. I want to investigate the imposing Potala Palace from Dalai Lama’s viewpoint 😊
@kungagyaltsen2839
5 жыл бұрын
Not mercy.. its compassion!! FYI no means of disheartening in any shape or form..
Read book freedom of exile
When India attack for POK & Gilgit Baltisthan At that time Tibetan take your own freedom by hook and crook, Wait for your golden opportunity
@juliusl5821
3 жыл бұрын
Another war monger.Indians are just like that chauvinistic and aggressive. 🤣
The first structure that came up in 7AD was retreat centre for the king. Chinese always try to claim everything related to Tibet as having the connection with China. Two temples were built in 7AD by Tibetan King Songsten Gampo to house two statues of Buddha one brought by Chinese princess and another Nepalese princess as a dowry.
@gaga-fp9hn
3 жыл бұрын
Asian Guy just simply brought dowry to Tibetan king doesn’t mean Tibet is part of China . Ccp and it’s stupid followers have been re writing the whole story ever since ccp itself was build on lies . Nothing but feel pity on you . Ignorance will dump you .
@tshosangkonmeigurung8277
3 жыл бұрын
Did u know jetsun pema or the Arya tara "bhrikuti devi" of Nepal or the Nepalese princess brought many holy scriptures and "thankas" and many skilled nepali wood workers that helped to build the potala palace ? The Asian style of "pagoda" has its root .even the nepali architect "araniko" helped Chinese in building many temples and palaces
@gaga-fp9hn
3 жыл бұрын
nepali prince like a dowry to the king 🤴
@gaga-fp9hn
3 жыл бұрын
Do you know that she wasn’t the one who brought sacred dowry to the king 🤴 but also Chinese princess who married to the same king also brought sacred dowry with her . Plus the king already have 4 Tibetan wife😂
@gaga-fp9hn
3 жыл бұрын
nepali prince and please tell me one palace or building structure like Potala in Nepal ?LMAO
Free Tibet ✊✊
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I know this building from civ 6
IMPORTANT
God Bless the Sacred Tibetan People.
Who here first read as Potato Palace?
I see that visitors can't take picture inside, that is good. I would suggest that visitors must take off their shoes and take cares of their own shoes while inside (put them in the bags or whatsoever).
Komen gasik
What a glorious palace! but Dalai Lama will never be able to come back...
@susana6172
3 жыл бұрын
It has a new Dalai Lama
Beautiful place, but poorly edited video. Too many special effects and quick transitions that make it difficult to take in any detail of what's being shown.
Marineford g-1
i still cant believe how the Chinese shelled the Potala palace during the Chinese invasion
Holy cow. Build a palace made of monstrous wooden beams and blocks of stone, at 12,000 feet? Those workers must have had amazing cardio (or they were slaves). There's not a lot of O2 at that elevation. Color me impressed.
@gaga-fp9hn
3 жыл бұрын
It’s devotion not slave . You can look at presently live Tibetan . How devotional they are . 🙏🏻
Stunning palace and cinematography but appalling narrator, horrible pronunciation and annoying accent, you can do better Nat Geo!
That would make a great shopping mall.
I'm wondering: Why was the Dalai Lama, being a Buddhist monk, living in a palace?
Amazing video 🇮🇳
@epicchocolate1866
5 жыл бұрын
Taslim Chaudhary nobody likes India
@chandanchettry4053
5 жыл бұрын
EpicChocolate 1.3 billion Indians like India and more people... You are nobody.
@tenzin9897
5 жыл бұрын
India is the best country in the world, selfless people and good heart in genaral, i’m tibetan born in india
@adityalohia5743
5 жыл бұрын
If nobody likes India, then Pakistan is that nobody.
@historyresearcher9908
5 жыл бұрын
@@epicchocolate1866 印度是很好国
It isn’t for Chinese princess it constructed by Nepalese princess around 7century
BUUDhist over there! LEts go potala! FUUUUSION! Reference guys....I admirate that
@pofficial-qi6es
4 жыл бұрын
not a lot of people here will get this reference 😂
I hope the best from UNESCO in its preserverence. May its not met the fate like Lorung Dar