architecture
Forbidden City, Hall of Preserving Harmony
Beijing, China
保和殿 (Bǎohé diàn) [Chinese]
ᡝᠨᡨᡝᡥᡝᠮᡝ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡝᠶᡝᠨ (enteheme hūwaliyambure deyen) [Manchu]
Architecture
historic names
Jianji Hall
建极殿
(Jiànjí diàn)
[Chinese]
1562-1645
Jinshen Hall
谨身殿
(Jǐnshēn diàn)
[Chinese]
1420-1562
higher-level structure
built
1420
destroyed/demolished
1562
destroyed by fire
form/concept
architect / constr. phase
1420
original structure
1562
reconstruction
Architecture: Forbidden City
built
1406-1420
culture
style/period
work type
1420–1924
since 1925
architect
patronage
Specifications
height
29.5 m
area
1,240 m²
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
extension
reference
439bis
type
cultural
criteria
III,
IV
designation
reference
1714
