Architecture

Hanging Monastery, middle building

Hunyuan, Shanxi, China

悬空寺 (Xuánkōng Sì) [Chinese simplified]
懸空寺 (Xuánkōng Sì) [Chinese traditional]
Hanging Monastery, middle building

Architecture

structure overview

Architecture: Hanging Monastery

full/alternative names
Hanging Temple
built
491
6th century
culture
material
patronage

Geography

local language location name
浑源 (Húnyuán), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
491-535
534-550
550-577
577-581
581-618
Sui
618-690
690-705
705-907
907-916
916-1120
1120-1234
1234-1271
1271-1368
1368-1644
1644-1912
1912-1949

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,232 × 7,182  pixel
44.3 × 60.8 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, perspective control, colour corrected
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