Tibetan Cultural Heritage

  • Historic Building Once Home to Dalai Lama’s Parents Demolished

    Historic Building Once Home to Dalai Lama’s Parents Demolished

    Yabshi Takser, the historic building close to the Potala Palace in Lhasa once home to the parents of Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been demolished according to sources. The building was razed ahead of weeks of discussion of Lhasa protection at the annual meeting of the world’s leading heritage body, UNESCO…