architecture
New Summer Palace, Grand Pavilion
Beijing, China
廓如亭 (Kuòrú tíng) [Chinese]
八方亭 (Bāfāng tíng) [Chinese]
Architecture
The Grand Pavilion is China's largest single-structure pavilion. It is characterised by its double-eaved, octagonal, pyramidal roof, which is supported by three tiers of 24 round and 16 square columns.
full/alternative names
Octagonal Pavilion
higher-level structure
work type
form/concept
material
Architecture: New Summer Palace
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
130 m²
Specification: New Summer Palace
area
2,970,000 m²
Geography
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
1764-1912
1912-1949
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III
designation
reference
880
