Architecture

Forbidden City, Gate of Supreme Harmony, roof of the side building

Beijing, China

紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng) [Chinese]
太和门 (Tàihé mén) [Chinese simplified]
太和門 (Tàihé mén) [Chinese traditional]
ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ (amba hūwaliyambure duka) [Manchu]
Forbidden City, Gate of Supreme Harmony, roof of the side building

Architecture

structure overview
architectural element(s)

Architecture: Gate of Supreme Harmony

historic names
Fengtian Gate
奉天門 (Fèngtiān mén)
1420-1645
destroyed/demolished
1886
destroyed by a fire
material
architect / constr. phase
1406-1420
original building
1894
reconstruction after destruction by a fire

Architecture: Forbidden City

built
1406-1420
culture
style/period
work type
1420–1924
architect
patronage

Specifications

Specifications: Gate of Supreme Harmony

floor area
1,371 m²

Geography

local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historic location names
Beiping
北平 (Běipíng)
historical affiliations
1420-1644
1644-1912
1912-1949

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
439-001
type
cultural
criteria
III, IV
designation
reference
1714

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,415 × 3,616  pixel
45.8 × 30.6 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
colour corrected
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