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Winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, built on Red Hill (Marpo Ri) in Lhasa. The Chinese name is a phonetic transcription of Tibetan 'Potala', itself from Sanskrit 'Potalaka', the mythical Mount Potalaka of Avalokiteśvara - the bodhisattva the Dalai Lamas are considered to embody. UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994.
