布达拉宫
Lhasa, Tibet
Residence / former residence
The Potala combines the Dalai Lamas’ historic residence with administrative, ceremonial and religious spaces. The White and Red Palaces serve different functions; a visitor route cannot be assumed to include every chapel, chamber or collection.
Period: Seventeenth century and later
History and owners
The present monumental palace developed under the Fifth Dalai Lama and his successors. It united residence and government with a major religious setting, making a simple label such as royal house incomplete. The White Palace and Red Palace reflect different functions within the same complex. Later additions and the preservation of religious spaces are part of its history; individual chambers cannot all be assigned the same date or domestic purpose.
Architecture, interiors and collections
Living and administrative rooms coexist with chapels, stupas, murals and sacred collections. Their interpretation requires sensitivity to religious use as well as architectural history. Museum-like access to part of the complex does not make every object a secular display, and photographs or diagrams should not imply that all interior spaces form part of the public route.
Planning your visit
Consult the palace’s official booking page and its current notices. The supplied research mixes official information with unconfirmed third-party schedules. This edition therefore does not promise a particular release time, passport procedure or Monday-opening rule. Confirm the visitor route and booking conditions directly.
Sources and further reading
Original source titles are retained. Listing a reference does not mean that all its claims or current access arrangements have been independently verified.
- Official website / 官方网站
- 【道中华】布达拉宫是一座怎样的文化地标？ — 国家民族事务委员会
- 布达拉宫大昭寺（专题：维修工程与灵塔数据） — 中国经济网（S级专题）
- 布达拉宫保护见证文化传承之路 — 新华网
- 布达拉宫 — 西藏自治区外事办公室
- 帝测科技带你追寻布达拉宫的前世今生 — 帝测科技（B级）
- 布达拉宫免费开放日怎么预约？2026闭馆新规+预约全攻略 — 新浪看点（B级，引官方公告）
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- 最全布达拉宫门票预约攻略（202501更新） — 西藏旅游（B级）
- 如何预约布达拉宫门票（含护照作预约凭证） — 青年旅游网（NA级）
- 布达拉宫导览（红宫白宫分色线解读） — Guide Me（NA级）
- 布达拉宫3月16日起执行淡季票价（通告） — 西藏自治区人民政府
- 布达拉宫票价通气会报道 — 人民网西藏频道
- 布达拉宫门票怎么抢？2026冬季免费开放 — 新浪看点（B级）
- 2026外国人可以去西藏吗？外国人西藏旅游证件、费用与交通详解 — TibetWay