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Data recorder fitted on Potala Palace

September 04th, 2007 | Category: Tibetan Info

On July 16, a worker is remedying the floor of Potala Palace, photo from China.org.cn

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“Black Box” will be fitted on the principal body of Potala Palace in its second renovation which has fininshed 90% by now, sources from an official of Three Cultural Relics Renovation Office in Tibet on September 2.

This technology which seldom used in the ancient building protection is mainly used to inspect the weak points of Potala Palace and make a scientific assessment to the renovation so as to provide an accurate data for its next renovation, sources from Nyima Tsering, an official of Three Cultural Relics Renovation Office.

Potala was set up in the seventh century AD during the reign of King Songtsen Gampo and finished its construction in 1935 after several rebuildings and expansions. It’s located on the Red Hill, covers an area of 42 hectares. Its 13-story main portion rises 115m. The whole complex, consisting of 999 rooms, is recognized as the world’s highest and largest castle palace and listed as World Culture Heritage and State-level Cultural Relic.

China has consistently thought much of the protection of Tibetan cultural relics and the development of Tibetan culture. It invests 333.3 mln yuan (41.6 mln USD) to the renovation of three great cultural relics, including Potala Palace, Norbu Lingka and Sakya Monastery, which is the second renovation for Potala Palace since the end of last century.

Over 90% renovation of Potala Palace has finished by now. “It is unimaginable in any other times before to invest so much money in its revonation with such high-tech, ” said by Nyima Tsering.

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Data recorder fitted on Potala Palace