Architecture

New Summer Palace, Sea of Wisdom, facade detail with window

Beijing, China

颐和园 (Yíhéyuán) [Chinese]
頤和園 (Yíhéyuán) [Chinese]
智慧海 (Zhìhuìhǎi) [Chinese]
New Summer Palace, Sea of Wisdom, facade detail with window

Architecture

structure overview
New Summer Palace » Sea of Wisdom
architectural element(s)
facade, window

Architecture: Sea of Wisdom

work type
Buddhist temple
material
glazed bricks
technique
masonry

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
Chinese
style/period
Chinese style
work type
imperial palace, summer palace
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
Qianlong Emperor, Cixi

Geography

Asia » Eastern Asia » China » Beijing Shi » Beijing » Haidian » Qinglongqiao
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1764-1912
Great Qing
1912-1949
Republic of China

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III
designation
reference
880

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,274 × 7,126  pixel
44.7 × 60.3 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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