The Potala Palace stands on the Red Mountain at an altitude of 3,700 meters. The total construction area is about 138,000 square meters. The entire Potala Palace has an elongated triangular plane with a span of about 370 meters and a palace height of 115.7.
Since the 5th century, Songtsan Gambo was the Princess of Wencheng, and now the Lhasa River is a palace built on the red center of the city, forming the prototype of the Potala Palace. The Potala Palace has experienced war, fire, and after thousands of years. The repairs and reconstructions in different periods have formed the tall and majestic Potala Palace.
For thousands of years, whenever night falls, the majestic appearance of the Potala Palace will be drowned in the night. Only after 2000 will the Potala Palace Administration set up a simple light to illuminate the front of the Potala Palace. Visitors can finally At night, I witnessed the majestic appearance of the Potala Palace.
With the completion of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Lhasa has ushered in new development opportunities. As a symbol of Lhasa and Tibet, the Potala Palace, as a world cultural heritage with a thousand years of history, puts higher demands on lighting.
