Norbulingka
Norbulingka (T. nor bu gling ka ནོར་བུ་གླིང་ཀ་; literally "The Jewelled Park") is a palace and surrounding park in Lhasa, Tibet. It served as the traditional summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas from the 1780s up until the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in 1959. Part of the "Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace", Norbulingka is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1] It was built by the 7th Dalai Lama and served both as administrative centre and religious centre. It is a unique representation of Tibetan palace architecture.
Norbulingka Palace is situated in the west side of Lhasa, a short distance to the southwest of Potala Palace.
Gallery
Entrance to Norbulingka in 1938
Front gate to the Dalai Lama's summer residence, 1938
Norbulingka, 1993
Tibetan family at Sho Dun Festival, Norbulingka, 1993
Partying at Sho Dun Festival, Norbulingka, 1993
Norbulingka. Sho Dun, the 'Yoghurt Festival', 1993.
Notes
- ↑ "World Heritage Committee Inscribes 31 New Sites on the World Heritage List". UNESCO. 2001-12-13. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
External links
Norbulinka, Wikipedia
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