Potala Palace
Standing in the Middle Beijing Road on the Red Hill, the Potala Palace is known as the highest palace in the world. It was built in the 7th century and destroyed later in the 8th century.
In the 17th century, the Fifth Dalai Lama spent three years to reconstruct it which consists of two main parts: the Red Palace and the White Palace. The main building stands in 13-storey with 117 meters in height with the Red Palace in the middle. The main construction includes tomb stupas of successive Dalai Lamas and Buddhist halls. The White Palace formally became the office for each Dalai Lama and for rest and work at politic and religious affairs.