7. Potala Palace, Tibet
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From 1645 up until the Tibetan Uprising in 1959, the Potala Palace in Lhasa was the home of the Dalai Lama. Named after Mount Potalaka, the palace grounds contain two chapels, one of which is a meditation cave. From the outside, it looks like an imposing fortress with inward-sloping walls, flat roofs, and staircases leading to the top of the rock.
Within its walls, the grounds contain two sub-palaces: the White Palace, which contains the living quarters of the Dalai Lama; and the Red Palace, which is used solely for prayer and meditation. Today, Potala Palace is a museum.
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