architecture
Ancient County Government Office
Pingyao, Shanxi, China
平遙古縣衙 (Píngyáo gǔ xiàn yá) [Chinese]
晋中平遥县衙博物馆 (jìn zhōng píngyáo xiàn yá bówùguǎn) [Chinese]
Architecture
full/alternative names
Pingyao Ancient County Government Office Museum
built
1346
1370
culture
style/period
work type
1370–1998
since 1998
architect / constr. phase
1346
first buildings constructed during Yuan period
1370
construction of most of the actual buildings in the Ming period
1996-2000
restoration and reconstruction of destroyed buildings
Specifications
width
131.0 m
length
203.0 m
area
26,000 m²
Geography
local language location name
平遥 (Píngyáo), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
812
