布达拉宫(the Potala Palace)坐落在西藏拉萨西北角玛布日山(Mountain Maburi)上，是一座融宫殿、寺宇和灵塔于一体的巨大建筑。据说它是松赞干布 (Songtsen Gampo)为迎娶文成公主而建的。布达拉宫具有鲜明的藏式风格，依山而建，气势雄伟。髙115米，共13层。主体建筑分红、白两宫，红宫居中，白宫居两侧。红宫有历代达赖喇嘛(Dalai Lama)的灵塔(coffin tower)和各类佛堂及经堂(scripture shrine);白宫部分是达赖喇嘛处理政务和生活居住的地方。布达宫堪称一座建筑艺术与佛教艺术的博物馆。

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　　The Potala Palace is located on Mountain Maburi inthe northwest of Lhasa in Tibet. It's a large buildingembodying palace, temple and coffin tower. It is saidthat the Potala Palace was built by Songtsen Gampofor his marriage to Princess Wencheng. The PotalaPalace is characteristic of a distinct Tibetan style. Built on the mountain, it looks magnificent.Itis 115 meters high and has a total of 13 floors. The main body is divided into the Red Palaceand the White Palace, with the former inthe middle and the latter on either side. The Red Palacecontains coffin towers for all Dalai Lamas in the past dynasties and all kinds of Buddhist templesand scripture shrines. The White Palace is where Dalai Lama works and lives. The Potala Palacecan be called a museum both of architectural and Buddhist art.

（编辑：赵宁）