What is Potala Palace?
[[File:Potala.jpg|thumb|right]] The '''Potala Palace''' (Tibetan: ཕོ་བྲང་པོ་ཏ་ལ་) was a fortress in the city of [[Lhasa]], in [[Tibet]]. It was used as the [[Dalai Lama]]'s winter palace from 1649 to 1959. The palace is named after [[Mount Potalaka]], [[Avalokiteśvara]]'s home. The 5th Dalai Lama ordered the construction for this fortress after one of his spiritual advisors showed that the site had good potential and was good as a government building. [[Category:Palaces in Asia]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Tibet]] [[Category:Lhasa]]