A dark brown wall belt runs horizontally on the upper end of the palace, making the outline of the structure more distinct while echoing the Red Palace in color. Below the dark brown wall belt of the Red Palace is a white wall belt echoing the wall surface of the White Palace. The structure is in tacit agreement with the chevron. The middle part of the front edge, set back a bit along with the hill, is the highest point of the structure right at the peak of the hill. The outer wall is inlaid with stones, its surface clearly inclined and appearing natural and steady. All these are close to the composition texture of natural hill stones. There is no distinct demarcation between the footing of the structures and the hill, man's work and nature in harmony and tacit agreement.

The majestic, brilliant, magnificent and uninhibited Potala Palace has a strong artistic appeal and is an architectural art treasure that can be shown off to the world.

 Dazhao Temple

The Dazhao Temple is located at the center of Lahsa City, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The temple, covering an area of over 25,000 square meters, includes buildings like the Hall of Sakyamuni, the Hall for Worshiping Buddha and bKa'-gshags governmental agencies.

The Hall of Sakyamuni is the most important in the temple. The three-story hall enshrines a statue of Sakyamuni, which Tang Dynasty Princess Wencheng brought to Lhasa. The dooryard of the Hall of Sakyamuni is not large in terms of area. In the east of the dooryard there is a mandala surrounded by 24 giant columns, which served as a meeting place in front of the Hall for Worshiping Buddha. There are two-story corridors in east, south and north outside. On the west side of the Hall of Sakyamuni there is a courtyard walled by a two-story building with a corridor as its outskirt.

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