Zhunggo
Shunggo Teng (shung sgo steng) was the main gate leading into Zhöl (zhol) Village and the Potala (po ta la) Palace. It was an imposing three-story structure at the center of the southern portion of the perimeter wall around Zhöl. The gate was rebuilt by the Thirteenth Dalai Lama (1876-1933). It was renovated in the 1990s in such a way that it preserves little of its former interior architectural features.
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- Tibetan Event > Construction (1901 (estimated) - 1950 (estimated))
- Tibetan Event > Construction (1650)
- Building dimensions > Stories: 3
- གཞུང་སྒོ། (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
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