1、中文
布达拉宫，坐落于中国西藏自治区的首府拉萨市区西北玛布日山上，是世界上海拔最高，集宫殿、城堡和寺院于一体的宏伟建筑，也是西藏最庞大、最完整的古代宫堡建筑群。
布达拉宫依山垒砌，群楼重叠，是藏式古建筑的杰出代表，中华民族古建筑的精华之作，是第五套人民币50元纸币背面的风景图案。
主体建筑分为白宫和红宫两部分。宫殿高200余米，外观13层，内为9层。布达拉宫前辟有布达拉宫广场，是世界上海拔最高的城市广场。
布达拉宫最初为吐蕃王朝赞普松赞干布为迎娶尺尊公主和文成公主而兴建。1645年清朝属国和硕特汗国时期护法王固始汗和格鲁派摄政者索南群培重建布达拉宫之后，成为历代达赖喇嘛冬宫居所。
以及重大宗教和政治仪式举办地，也是供奉历世达赖喇嘛灵塔之地，旧时与驻藏大臣衙门共为统治中心。
2、英文
The Potala Palace, situated on the Mabri Mountain in the northwest of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
is the most magnificent building in the world, which integrates palaces, castles and monasteries. It is also the largest and most complete ancient palace complex in Tibet.
The Potala Palace is built on the hill and the buildings are overlapping. It is an outstanding representative of the Tibetan ancient architecture.
The essence of the ancient Chinese architecture is the landscape pattern of fifth sets of banknotes on the back of the 50 yuan.
The main building is divided into two parts: the White House and the Red Palace. The palace is more than 200 meters high with 13 floors in appearance and 9 floors in interior.
In front of the Potala Palace is the Potala Palace Square, which is the highest city square in the world.
The Potala Palace was originally built for Zampson Zangganbu of the Tubo Dynasty to marry Princess Chizun and Princess Wen.
In 1645, after the rebuilding of the Potala Palace by Gushihan, the King Protector of the Qing Dynasty and Sonnan Qunpei.
the Gelug Regent, he became the residence of the Dalai Lama's Winter Palace in all dynasties.
As well as major religious and political ceremonies, it is also a place to worship the Lingta of the Dalai Lama throughout the ages.
In the old days, it was the ruling center with the minister Yamen stationed in Tibet.
扩展资料：
布达拉宫主要建筑：
布达拉宫依山垒砌，主楼高119米，13层，东西长420米，南北宽300米，房屋近万间。主体建筑分红、白两宫，红宫居中，白宫横贯两翼。红宫有历代达赖喇嘛的灵塔和各类佛堂及经堂；
白宫部分是达赖喇嘛处理政务和生活居住的地方。从东部山脚沿着之字形的石阶拾级而上至彭措多大门，经幽暗弯曲的走廊，即进入宽阔的东平台-德阳厦。
过去每逢喜庆节日，总要在此举行跳神和歌舞表演。由东平台扶梯直上即为上楼去各殿的松格廊廊道，廊道内雕梁画栋，满布壁画。
东大殿是白宫最大的宫殿，清朝驻藏大臣曾在此为达赖喇嘛主持坐床、亲政大典等仪式，是西藏地方进行重大宗教、政治活动的地方。
红宫内环绕正殿共有八大祭堂，每一祭堂各有一座灵塔，其中以五世和十三世达赖喇嘛的灵塔最为奢华。塔身全部用金皮包镶，通体饰以珠宝玉石镶嵌的各种图案。
从灵塔穿过一小门便进入西大殿，它是红宫内最大的一座殿堂-五世达赖喇嘛的享堂，一些重大的佛事活动均在此举行。红宫的最高层叫“萨松郎杰”，殿内供有乾隆帝画像及皇帝牌位。
清代，各世达赖每逢藏历年初一和皇帝过 生日都要来此朝拜。在白宫的最高处，有历代达赖喇嘛生活起居的东西两套寝室，分别称东、西日光殿，内设经堂、客厅、经室、卧室，陈设非常豪华。
布达拉宫宫顶是一个金碧辉煌的艺术世界，浮光跃金，辉煌夺目。
参考资料来源：百度百科——布达拉宫
Potala Palace 布达拉宫
In 641, after marrying Princess Wencheng, Songtsen Gampo decided to build a grand palace to accommodate her and let his descendants remember the event. However, the original palace was destroyed due to a lightening strike and succeeding warfare during Landama's reign. In seventeenth century under the reign of the Fifth Dalai Lama, Potala was rebuilt. The Thirteenth Dalai Lama expanded it to today's scale. The monastery-like palace, reclining against and capping Red Hill, was the religious and political center of old Tibet and the winter palace of Dalai Lamas. The palace is more than 117 meters (384 feet) in height and 360 (1180 feet) in width, occupying a building space of 90 thousand square meters. Potala is composed of White Palace and Red Palace. The former is for secular use while the later is for religious.
