architecture

Four Gateways of Datong (Sìpáilóu)

Datong, Shanxi, China

大同四牌楼 (Dàtóng sì páilóu) [Chinese]

Architecture

built
14th century
2012
destroyed/demolished
1952
demolished for urban and traffic planning reasons
culture
style/period
work type
material

Specifications

height
14.4 m
width
19.2 m

Geography

local language location name
大同 (Dàtóng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1400-1644
1644-1912
1912-1949