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Potala Palace, Lhasa

The palace has more than a thousand rooms. It is now a museum.

Potala Palace, Lhasa
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The story, as a puzzle

A palace on the red hill.
Rebuilt in the 17th century on a red hill above a high-altitude city, this palace was the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas until 1959. Pin it.

Where it is

Potala Palace, Lhasa · 29.6578, 91.1169

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗

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