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Standing at 117 meters in height and 360 meters in width, the Potala Palace, designated as a World Heritage Site in 1994 and extended to include the Norbulingka area in 2001, is considered a most important example of Tibetan architecture. [2]
Tibetan Buddhist architecture, in the cultural regions of the Tibetan people, has been highly influenced by Nepal, China and India. For example, the Buddhist prayer wheel, along with two dragons, can be seen on nearly every temple in Tibet. Many of the houses and monasteries are typically built on elevated, sunny sites facing the south.
The modern museum building fuses together traditional Tibetan architecture with the modern. [41] It is a grey brick building with dark brown and white roof furnishings with a golden orange gilded roof. The museum is structured into three main sections: a main exhibition hall, a folk cultural garden and an administrative quarter. [39]
Dzong architecture is used for dzongs, a distinctive type of fortified monastery (Dzongkha: རྫོང, Wylie: rdzong, IPA:) architecture found mainly in Bhutan and Tibet. The architecture is massive in style with towering exterior walls surrounding a complex of courtyards , temples, administrative offices, and monks' accommodation.
The Norbulingka is the "world's highest, largest and best-preserved ancient artificial horticultural garden"., which also blends gardening with architecture and sculpture arts from several Tibetan ethnic groups; 30,000 cultural relics of ancient Tibetan history are preserved here. [5]: 94 The complex is demarcated under five distinct sections.
Tibetan Buddhist architecture (6 P) Pages in category "Tibetan architecture" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
This is the list of Tibetan monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. [1] Name Location Tradition Established Destroyed Note Alchi: Ladakh: Gelug: 11th century Badekar Monastery:
Pages in category "Tibetan Buddhist architecture" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...