The Red Palace or Potrang Marpo crowns the Potala Palace. A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lhasa, Tibet.

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The Potala Palace was founded about 1645 and was the winter palace of the Dalai Lama until 1959 and is a part of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lhasa, Tibet.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Tibet
Photo credit: © Jon G. Fuller, Jr. / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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