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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?
Never have dalai lame !
Less than 3 min for this Palace complex, what a jpke
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.
Unbelievable Magnificent but would really appreciate if you show the reality of what's happening in there.
I think you shouldn't have labelled it part of China.
proud to be buddhist, greetings to tibet from malaysia
Bless you dear!🙏👍✌😍💖
thank you so much, bless you too, all the best to you ^^
YO and don't tell what people to feel about themselves, if you're buddhist you're being the opposite with that angst.
Tibet oo u mean China
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.
wrr
Just watched the movie "7 years in Tibet" and it captured my heart so much.
That is a movie!!!🙄 You can’t tell movies from reality?
Firefly but it’s based on true story.
@@Jashyvv17 This 50 cent wont understand for him Nation means free food, free housing and 50 cent a day
Yes such an inspirational and breath taking movie
Kundun is a better movie.
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.
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!
Most beautiful peaceful & divine Palace
Lord Buddha 🙏☸🌈✌
Love you all from birthplace of Lord Buddha lumbini Nepal🇳🇵
Haha bro fake channel
Routiney ko name copy garyo basyo 😂
Just one word for this beautiful palace in Tibet .Wow!
Beautiful video. You never cease to amaze me NatGeo. Blessings.❤️
We're glad you enjoyed watching, David. Hopefully you learned something new!
i will go there soon. my dream....
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.
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.
He also had 4 other Tibetan wives
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@@user-xu1zd2xq3p 你说没有就没有
@@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
Thanks for the kind information!
I’m Buddhist 🇨🇳☸️
Jiayang Gao your goverment Are trash
@@jigmelutoktsang4701 glad you were kicked off by China.
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.
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.
IF Nat GEO had 100 videos like this I would watch all of them in a raw
Lovely 💕
As moslem here, i am excited to visit tibet especially potala palace this october. Wonderful place ❤❤
Wonderful Potala Palace👍
Outstanding creation, valuable content.
That's so cool
Om Mani Padme Hum
beautiful palace
Dam that's beautiful
❤❤FREE TIBET❤❤ Tibet is land of mysteries definitely not for sick rulers beyond humanity.❤
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...
@@jundecheng3342 i heard chinese have highest IQ but looking at your logic it seem opposite
@jundecheng3342 China gave thier princess to Tibetan King to avoid conflict with Tibetan. In other words, they fear the savages
After the abolishment of serfdom and slavery in the tibetan theocratic society, tibetans have gained freedom. :)
This is great
I wanna live there
Mano que lindooo
Amazing人类创造的奇迹☁
Wow
Wow. Thanks to N G. This is our Mother Land Tibet.
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.
You are not Tibetan you Indian troll
Free Assam Free Nagaland Free Mizoram Free Kashmir
@@Ononorium said by who ??😂😂
@@dreamadventure8220 lol bodied him🤣🤣
Very nice place
Wunderful
Proud to be a Buddhist...from odisha India
Wonderful place (very nice ) ලස්සනයි
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!
China discourages Buddhism, so rather than maintain the palace, it is more useful to close it.
@@carolpatton3487 Where are you getting all this information? Last I checked China was spending Millions of dollars a year to maintain this temple.
yeah i heard....it will close soon
I misread this as potato palace and got really excited
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Nice video 👍 👌
Looks amazing, i will get there one day.. I HOPE
It's spectacular, William! We hope you get to visit the palace one day and see it in person.
Cool
Beautiful potala palace from bodhgaya India
👍🏼👏👏👏👏
Wow that place is beutiful
Must be weird for the dalai lama to 'visit' his own house online, while being exiled.
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.
@@carolpatton3487 Iono....the video seems to show a Tibet that is very well taken care of. Roads, infrastructure, temples,....
@@purfire572 true,they are taking care of infrastructure but brutally killing natives,inhuman system 🙄
Dalai Lama of Tibet still lives in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India, he still struggles to get Lhasa
Can I do a perfect fusion in this temple with my friend?
Tibet
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
I hope Tibetan people get their land & free from communist China 🇨🇳........ Love Tibetan from bodhgaya- where budha got enlightenment.
And become a Indian puppet state? 🤣We inherited the sovereignty over Tibet from our previous three imperial dynasties, what do you have?
@@juliusl5821 Tibet belong to india
@テケテケ 50 cent army
India belongs to bhutan@@rankingresearchdata
Recommend you guys to watch 7 years in Tibet to know what the "conflict" between Tibet and China was
combine geography with politics🤣
Free Tibet
Fabulous 👍🏩🎁🎄🎂👌
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
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Oooh yedls
one of the must go place in China
Tashi dalek thank you support tibetan 🙏💟I love you support 🙏💟tibetan History 100 percent right thank you support 🙏💟important you happy life okay 🙏💟💟💟
My mother land
History repeating !
Palaces become museums most of the time :-)
H H the Dalai lama’s palace.. 🙏🙏🙏
I like it
if this is all about travel advertisement, you are doing it right!
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.
tis a great privilege to use drone in tibet.
Hope Tibetans could return and ownership potata palace as their palace
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。
Thank you for your comment it is happy to see that somebody told the truth. 你是好人。
I am from nepal🙏🙏🌹🌹
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 😊
Not mercy.. its compassion!! FYI no means of disheartening in any shape or form..
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.
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.
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.
Well, just wanted to share☺
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😓😓😓😓😓😓😓
@@pemayangdon74
Another one who believes in some stupid propaganda
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.
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
Special physical areas in the world
When India attack for POK & Gilgit Baltisthan At that time Tibetan take
your own freedom by hook and crook, Wait for your golden opportunity
Another war monger.Indians are just like that chauvinistic and aggressive. 🤣
Thanks YT algorithm and Civ6
One of the great palace in China
it's 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.
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.
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 .
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
nepali prince like a dowry to the king 🤴
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😂
nepali prince and please tell me one palace or building structure like Potala in Nepal ?LMAO
Stunning palace and cinematography but appalling narrator, horrible pronunciation and annoying accent, you can do better Nat Geo!
Wish 17 Chen will get her drivers license easily and immediately. Amitabha 🙏bless
anything for that diplomatic policy slot
HOW MIUCH FOR HELICOPTER RIDE SEE THE VIEWS
I know this building from civ 6
China want to say Potala was build by them haha 😂 .
@Wu Peifeng no one is asking you Chinese to stay for Tibet 😂, you guys are free to leave and I think Tibetan would love to welcome that decision
@@gaga-fp9hn 🤣This land has been in our hand for a few hundred years before the British arrived, what are you thinking? They are Chinese themselves! You outsiders just wanted to steal our land from us.
But china is a bhuddist majority country.
LET THE TIBET PEOPLE DECIDE IF THEY WANT CHINA OR NOT
mat1
They already decided
@@firefly4784 yea Time will show the truth
Amazing video 🇮🇳
Taslim Chaudhary nobody likes India
EpicChocolate 1.3 billion Indians like India and more people... You are nobody.
India is the best country in the world, selfless people and good heart in genaral, i’m tibetan born in india
If nobody likes India, then Pakistan is that nobody.
@@epicchocolate1866 印度是很好国
What a glorious palace! but Dalai Lama will never be able to come back...
It has a new Dalai Lama
Free Tibet ✊✊
Free Wales
Free Occitania
Free Hawaii
oh really??
Free everyone
@睿 台灣 the problem is not people want it or not, if a place is illegally occupied then it should be returned to its original owners.
Y? Y? And y? At least they have free governance of their own and can speak their mind freely . When they can speak freely it’s not ur place to speak for them . So stupid . You should speak more for your China . The whole world feel embarrassed with your people behavior now a days . First illegal invasion then lies , cover up , bully , misinterpretation , now intentionally spread out corona to the world . Let me tell you we the people of world are not stupid as you think we are . Thank you
Additional wildcard slot
Komen gasik
FREE TIBET!
We ruled that part for a few hundred years, and crushed down rebellion many times! Want to steal territory from us? War is the only way! You may try it
Wats the point of talking about body when it’s heart is missing @NetGeo ?
I read the title as 'See Potato Palace..' and thought wow I didn't know I have a palace all this while
Potala 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).
You can clearly see how these palace, the temples, the gardens deeply influenced by traditional Chinese architecture style. Similarly, you can find the same thing Tibetan style did to many temples in Beijing.
Had the privilege to visit last year. Tibet is such a culturally rich gem of the world. China oppresses them so much.. As you enter the city, you see propaganda walls of China’s leaders. It’s a terrible situation :(.
Paula Choi The truth is that under dalaimala’s governance, 90% of Tibetan were slaves class at that time.
Ryder Taiwan that’s totally different. Tibet and Taiwan already have been part of China’s land for hundreds of years. China does not need to invade its own land. Middle East are not America’s land at all.
Ryder Taiwan is lying.
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.
It’s devotion not slave . You can look at presently live Tibetan . How devotional they are . 🙏🏻
Read book freedom of exile
Who here first read as Potato Palace?
Guess younger generations of Tibetans like us in India can visit Potala only through natgeo.
Can you become an Indian citizen and visit Tibet with an Indian passport?
@@djmuscovy7525 India offers us Indian citizenship but really in a difficult way that we can't obtain it. Few years back a Tibetan have to fight in court for Indian citizenship. They prefer us as refugees. I'm talking about government of course.
Pucca Pucca The truth is the living standards of Tibetan in China is much more better than Tibetan in India.
@@ff2681 of course they should be, they are in their own land while we are refugees. But only in urban areas. Tibetans in rural areas are poor that their relatives in India have to send money. Indian government have graciously alloted us some settlements throughout India.
Pucca Pucca Not only in urban areas, almost the whole Tibetan region are popular tourist destinations in China. Many Tibetan already benefited from tourism industry.