Potala Palace Inner Stele
Potala Palace Inner Stele (Chinese: 布达拉宫无字碑), or Unmarked Monument of Potala Palace, is an unmarked stele in the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region.[1]
History
The monument is to commemorate the completion of the Red Palace of the Potala Palace and set up.[2] In 1690, red palace started construction, and completed in 1693. The red palace held a grand inauguration ceremony, and in front of the palace they set up an unmarked monument, which called "Inner Monument" (Wylie: rdo-rings-nang-ma, ZYPY: རྡོ་རིངས་ནང་མ་), by comparing with the Lhasa Zhol Pillar (Doring Chima) outside the Palace.[3]
Reference
- ^ 西藏自治区文物管理委员会 (2004). 拉萨文物志 (in Chinese). p. 115. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ 拉萨建筑文化遗产 (in Chinese). 东南大学出版社. 2005. p. 131. ISBN 978-7-5641-0024-7. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ 编著白玉芬 (2024). 西藏千年史话 (in Chinese). World Chinese Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 979-8-8692-0634-3. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
