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The Potala Palace was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India, after the invasion of Tibet in 1959. The palace was slightly damaged during the Tibetan uprising against the Chinese in 1959, when Chinese shells were launched into the palace's windows. Almost all of the volumes of scriptures, historical documents and other works of art were either removed, damaged or destroyed. Today the Potala Palace has been converted into a museum by the Chinese government.
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