architecture
New Summer Palace
Beijing, China
颐和园 (Yíhéyuán) [Chinese]
頤和園 (Yíhéyuán) [Chinese]
- Four Great Regions Complex
- Grand Pavilion
- Hall of Dispelling Clouds
- Hall of Embracing the Universe
- Jade Splendor Hall
- Marble Boat (Qingyan Boat)
- Pavilion of Buddhist Incense
- Pavilion of the Seal of the Fragrant Rock Sect
- Sea of Wisdom
- Seventeen Arches Bridge
- Temple of Timely Rains and Extensive Moisture
- Treasure Blossom Tower
Architecture
built
1751-1764
destroyed/demolished
-
destroyed by British-French troops during the Second Opium War
1900
Destruction again during the Boxer Rebellion
culture
style/period
work type
architect / constr. phase
1751-1764
Built under Emperor Qianlong as a gift for his mother's 60th birthday
1885-1895
Reconstruction under the initiative of Empress Dowager Cixi and the head of the Imperial Navy, Prince Yi Xuan
1902
Reconstruction after destruction during the Boxer Rebellion
patronage
Specifications
area
2 970 000 m²
Geography
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中国 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1764-1912
1912-1949
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III
designation
reference
880
