White Palace

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White Palace is the residential and administrative section of Lhasa’s Potala Palace complex, historically serving as the living quarters and governmental center of the Dalai Lamas.

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White Palace canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf palace section
residential complex
access via central stairways of Potala Palace
adjacentTo Red Palace
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture
associatedWith Ganden Phodrang government
Tibetan government-in-exile (historically)
builtWithin 17th century Potala Palace reconstruction
city Lhasa
color white
commissionedBy 5th Dalai Lama
contains audience halls
courtyards
offices of the Ganden Phodrang government
reception rooms
residential apartments of the Dalai Lama
country China
culturalRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
elevation about 3700 meters above sea level
era Ganden Phodrang period
function administrative section of Potala Palace
residential section of Potala Palace
governingBody administration of the Dalai Lama
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Potala Palace, Lhasa
historicalRole governmental center of the Dalai Lamas
living quarters of the Dalai Lamas
locatedIn China
Lhasa
Tibet
locatedOn Marpo Ri hill
material stone and wood
ownership People's Republic of China
linked to: China
partOf Potala Palace
Potala Palace complex
linked to: Potala Palace
religion Tibetan Buddhism
roofType flat roof
significance center of traditional Tibetan political administration
symbol of temporal authority of the Dalai Lama
tourism major attraction within Potala Palace for visitors
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994
usedBy Dalai Lama

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Potala Palace contains White Palace
Beli Dvor alsoKnownAs White Palace