A breathtaking aerial view captures the grandeur of the Potala Palace, a 1,300-year-old architectural marvel and one of the best-preserved ancient fortress-style structures in the Xizang Autonomous Region. Covering a total area of approximately 130,000 square meters, the palace houses numerous precious historical artifacts. #xizangtravel #readapoem | CGTN

307K views · 3.4K reactions | China completes renovation of Tibet's iconic Potala Palace The 1,300-year-old iconic Potala Palace, the official residence of the Dalai Lamas in Tibet's capital Lhasa, has completed a large-scale renovation project on Sunday. The renovation took nine days and used 92 tons of natural pigments in total. Full story: https://news.cgtn.com/news/774d6a4d34597a6333566d54/share_p.html | CGTN | Facebook

Potala Palace is one of the most well-known spiritual sanctums in the world. https://on.natgeo.com/2C4yDkv Update: We appreciate everyone’s feedback regarding the description for this video and shared your comments with our editors and cartographers. To clarify, our maps and graphics in this piece reflect National Geographic's long-standing policy to describe the world as it exists today, based on which country currently holds and administers a particular region. | National Geographic Travel