雙語科技百科(工程建築) 第78期:布達拉宮
Potala Palace
Potala Palace, situated on the Hongshan Hill in Lhasa, means "the Sacred Palace of Buddhism" in Sanskrit. It was built in the 7th century by King Songtsan Gambo for his bride, the Princess Wencheng of the Han nationality, and was enlarged and renovated to the present scale by the successive Dalais. The 13-story palace, 117 meters high, 360 meters from east to west and 130,000 square meters in area, was constructed completely by stone and wood. It includes temple, seminary chanting hall, dormitory, mourning hall, yard and so on. The eight mourning halls house the stupas of several Dalai Lamas, which are covered with gold leaf and studded with jewels. Enormous precious historical relics and frescos on various themes are kept in the building. Potala Palace was the winter residence of Dalai Lamas. The imposing grand building was constructed on the slope of the hill, which demonstrates the characteristics of Tibetan archietcure and a combined style of Tibetan and Han cultures.
布達拉官位於拉薩市的瑪布日山上。布達拉，梵語意爲“佛教聖地”。始建於公元7世紀，爲吐蕃贊普松贊干布迎娶文成公主而建。後經歷世達賴的擴建和修築，形成今日規模。布達拉宮主體樓房13層，高117米，東西長360米。建築面積13萬平方米、全部爲石木結構。內有宮殿、佛堂、習經室、寢官、靈堂殿、庭院等。有歷代達賴喇嘛靈堂八座，塔身以金皮包裹，寶玉鑲嵌，輝煌壯觀。各殿牆壁繪有題材豐富的壁畫，宮內還存有大量珍貴文物。布達拉官爲歷代達賴喇嘛的冬官。全部建築依山勢壘砌，體現了藏式建築的特色和漢藏文化融合的風格。
