architecture
Beijing Drum Tower
Beijing, China
北京鼓楼 (Běijīng Gǔlóu) [Chinese simplified]
北京鼓樓 (Běijīng Gǔlóu) [Chinese traditional]
Architecture
historic names
Tower of Orderly Administration
齐政楼
(Qízhènglóu)
[Chinese]
Tower of Clarifying Shame
明耻楼
(Míngchǐlóu)
1924
built
1272
culture
style/period
work type
technique
Specifications
height
46.7 m
width
33.0 m
length
56.0 m
area
7,000 m²
Geography
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
III,
IV
designation
reference
1714