The Potala Palace in Lhasa is probably one of the worlds most iconic and distinctive buildings. Thirteen stories in two palaces (the Red Palace for religous affairs and White Palace for political affairs) sit atop a hill.
Comprised of 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and 200,000 statues, the Potala Palace was the primary residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled into exile in Dharamsala, India.
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2008 Total Solar Eclipse travel information - Travel ideas for the Total Solar Eclipse in 2008
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