architecture
Ancient County Government Office, Tower of the Fox Immortal
Pingyao, Shanxi, China
大仙楼 (Dàxiān lóu) [Chinese]
Architecture
The Tower of the Immortal Fox is the final building on the central axis of the County Government Office, as well as the only preserved Yuan Dynasty building.
higher-level structure
built
1346
Architecture: Ancient County Government Office
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
Specification: Ancient County Government Office
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
