Architecture

Wanning Bridge, west elevation

Beijing, China

万宁桥 (wànníng qiáo) [Chinese]
后门桥 (hòumén qiáo) [Chinese]
地安桥 (deān qiáo) [Chinese]
Wanning Bridge, west elevation

Architecture

structure overview
Wanning Bridge

Architecture: Wanning Bridge

historic names
Houmen Bridge
后门桥 (hòumén qiáo) [Chinese]
1368-2000
De'an Bridge
地安桥 (deān qiáo) [Chinese]
1285-1368
built
1285
culture
Chinese
style/period
Chinese style
work type
arch bridge
material
marble

Geography

Asia » Eastern Asia » China » Beijing Shi » Beijing » Dongcheng
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1285-1368
Great Yuan
1368-1644
Great Ming
1644-1912
Great Qing
1912-1949
Republic of China

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital
type
cultural
criteria
III, IV
designation
reference
1714
The Grand Canal
type
cultural
criteria
I, III, IV, VI
extension
reference
1443bis

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
7,506 × 3,607  pixel
63.6 × 30.5 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
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