Red Palace

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Red Palace is the central, most sacred section of Lhasa’s Potala Palace complex, housing its main chapels, shrines, and religious halls.

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Label Occurrences
Red Palace canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf palace section
religious building
access within Potala Palace tour route
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture
associatedDynasty Qing dynasty (patronage context)
linked to: Qing dynasty
associatedWith Dalai Lama
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
builtUnder Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama
linked to: 5th Dalai Lama
city Lhasa
color red
constructionMaterial rammed earth
stone
wood
contains relics of Dalai Lamas
statues of Buddhas
stupas (chortens)
thangkas
country China
culturalSignificance major pilgrimage site in Tibetan Buddhism
symbol of Tibetan Buddhist theocracy
dedicatedTo Avalokiteshvara
linked to: Avalokiteśvara

Buddha
elevation about 3,700 meters above sea level
era 17th century
floorCount multiple stories
function central sacred area of Potala Palace
hasPart assembly halls
main chapels
prayer halls
religious halls
shrines
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Potala Palace
locatedIn China
Lhasa
Potala Palace complex
linked to: Potala Palace

Tibet
locatedOn Marpo Ri (Red Hill)
linked to: Marpo Ri hill
partOf Potala Palace
rebuiltBy 5th Dalai Lama
religion Tibetan Buddhism
roofDecoration gilded roofs
roofType flat roof
significance most sacred section of Potala Palace
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994
use Buddhist ritual
religious worship

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potala Palace contains Red Palace
Palazzo Rosso translationOfName Red Palace
White Palace adjacentTo Red Palace
Qasr al-Hamra meaningOfName Red Palace