Beijing, China
紫禁城 (Zǐjìnchéng) [Chinese]
保和殿 (Bǎohé diàn) [Chinese]
ᡝᠨᡨᡝᡥᡝᠮᡝ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡝᠶᡝᠨ (enteheme hūwaliyambure deyen) [Manchu]
Architecture
structure overview
Architecture: Hall of Preserving Harmony
historic names
Jianji Hall
建极殿
(Jiànjí diàn)
[Chinese]
1562-1645
Jinshen Hall
谨身殿
(Jǐnshēn diàn)
[Chinese]
1420-1562
built
1420
destroyed/demolished
1562
destroyed by fire
form/concept
architect / constr. phase
1420
original structure
1562
reconstruction
Architecture: Forbidden City
built
1406-1420
culture
style/period
work type
1420–1924
since 1925
architect
patronage
Specifications
Specifications: Hall of Preserving Harmony
height
29.5 m
area
1,240 m²
Geography
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
extension
reference
439bis
type
cultural
criteria
III,
IV
designation
reference
1714
Image characteristics
maximum image resolution
6,441 × 3,835 pixel
54.5 × 32.5 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image,
perspective control,
colour corrected
copyrights
Benjamin Hemer
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