architecture
Forbidden City, Gate of Glorious Harmony (Xihe Gate)
Beijing, China
熙和门 (Xīhémén) [Chinese]
ᡳᠵᡳᠰᡥᡡᠨ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ (ijishūn hūwaliyambure duka) [Chinese]
Architecture
historic names
Yonghe Gate
雍和门
(Yōnghémén)
[Chinese]
1645-1736
Guiji Gate
归极门
(Guījímén)
[Chinese]
1562-1645
Youshu Gate
右顺门
(Yòushùnmén)
[Chinese]
1420-1562
higher-level structure
built
1420
destroyed/demolished
1557
destroyed by fire
1597
destroyed by fire
1758
destroyed by fire
style/period
architectural element(s)
architect / constr. phase
1420
original structure
1557
reconstruction
1620
reconstruction
1758
reconstruction current structure
Architecture: Forbidden City
built
1406-1420
culture
style/period
work type
1420–1924
since 1925
architect
patronage
Specifications
Specification: Forbidden City
width
753.0 m
length
961.0 m
area
720,000 m²
Geography
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
439-001
type
cultural
criteria
III,
IV
designation
reference
1714
