Red Palace

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Red Palace is the central, most sacred section of Lhasa’s Potala Palace complex, housing its main chapels, shrines, and religious halls.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Red Palace canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf palace section ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
access within Potala Palace tour route ⓘ
architecturalStyle Tibetan architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Qing dynasty (patronage context) ⓘ
linked to: Qing dynasty
associatedWith Dalai Lama ⓘ
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
builtUnder Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama ⓘ
linked to: 5th Dalai Lama
city Lhasa ⓘ
color red ⓘ
constructionMaterial rammed earth ⓘ
stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
contains relics of Dalai Lamas ⓘ
statues of Buddhas ⓘ
stupas (chortens) ⓘ
thangkas ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalSignificance major pilgrimage site in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
symbol of Tibetan Buddhist theocracy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara

Buddha ⓘ
elevation about 3,700 meters above sea level ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
floorCount multiple stories ⓘ
function central sacred area of Potala Palace ⓘ
hasPart assembly halls ⓘ
main chapels ⓘ
prayer halls ⓘ
religious halls ⓘ
shrines ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Potala Palace ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Lhasa ⓘ
Potala Palace complex ⓘ
linked to: Potala Palace

Tibet ⓘ
locatedOn Marpo Ri (Red Hill) ⓘ
linked to: Marpo Ri hill
partOf Potala Palace ⓘ
rebuiltBy 5th Dalai Lama ⓘ
religion Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
roofDecoration gilded roofs ⓘ
roofType flat roof ⓘ
significance most sacred section of Potala Palace ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994 ⓘ
use Buddhist ritual ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Potala Palace → contains → Red Palace ⓘ
Palazzo Rosso → translationOfName → Red Palace ⓘ
White Palace → adjacentTo → Red Palace ⓘ
Qasr al-Hamra → meaningOfName → Red Palace ⓘ