architecture

New Summer Palace, Treasure Blossom Tower

Beijing, China

宝华楼 (Bǎohuá lóu) [Chinese]

Architecture

higher-level structure
built
2021
destroyed/demolished
1860
burned down by British-French troops
architect / constr. phase
2021
reconstruction

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
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

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