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Potala Palace

🇨🇳 Tibet · 7th century

Potala Palace in Tibet
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Country
🇨🇳 Tibet
Type
Palace & château
Century
7th century
Founded
637
Coordinates
29.65778°, 91.11694°

7th-century Tibetan fortress and palace in Lhasa, rebuilt in the 17th century as the winter seat of the Dalai Lamas. Potala Palace stands at 29.65778°, 91.11694° in Tibet — one of 600 castles, fortresses and palaces charted in the Castlemap atlas.

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