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Diary entry 4 - journey to the potala palace. This is my first initial photograph of the palace. I took this as i was walking from the hotel to the palace. The potala palace is 700 years old and is 13 stories high. As i got closer to the palace, i was able to appreciaite the architectual work that has gone into it more. The palace has wall that are several meters thick. The palace is 3700 meters above sea level making it the highest ancient palace in the world. this palace used to be such a sacred place that it could not be reached by common tibetans, they had to worship the palace from beyond the front gates. I was not allowed to take my camera into the actual palace, out of respect for tibetans, but it is know that inside, there are treasures in diamonds and gold worth a pricless amount. Potala palace is not only a masterpiece of tibetan architecture, but also home to hundreds of sacred relics. It would take several days to explore the whole of the building, and i really cant be bother climbing the steps another time. Bout out of all my experiences in tibet, this would have to be the most worthwhile so far. I was pretty stoked with the next photo,I took it when i was on my way back to the hotel..