Beijing, China
颐和园 (Yíhéyuán) [Chinese]
頤和園 (Yíhéyuán) [Chinese]
清晏舫 (Qīngyànfǎng) [Chinese]
石舫 (Shífǎng) [Chinese]
Architecture
structure overview
Architecture: Marble Boat (Qingyan Boat)
full/alternative names
Boat of Purity and Ease
built
1755
1893
destroyed/demolished
1860
original wooden boat burned down during Second Opium War
Architecture: New Summer Palace
built
1751-1764
destroyed/demolished
-
destroyed by British-French troops during the Second Opium War
1900
Destruction again during the Boxer Rebellion
culture
style/period
work type
architect / constr. phase
1751-1764
Built under Emperor Qianlong as a gift for his mother's 60th birthday
1885-1895
Reconstruction under the initiative of Empress Dowager Cixi and the head of the Imperial Navy, Prince Yi Xuan
1902
Reconstruction after destruction during the Boxer Rebellion
patronage
Specifications
Specifications: Marble Boat (Qingyan Boat)
length
36.0 m
Geography
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1755-1912
1912-1949
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III
designation
reference
880
Image characteristics
maximum image resolution
6,224 × 3,663 pixel
52.7 × 31.0 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image,
colour corrected
copyrights
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