architecture
Forbidden City, Gate of Supreme Harmony
Beijing, China
太和门 (Tàihé mén) [Chinese simplified]
太和門 (Tàihé mén) [Chinese traditional]
ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ (amba hūwaliyambure duka) [Manchu]
Architecture
historic names
Fengtian Gate
奉天門
(Fèngtiān mén)
1420-1645
higher-level structure
destroyed/demolished
1886
destroyed by a fire
material
architect / constr. phase
1406-1420
original building
1894
reconstruction after destruction by a fire
Architecture: Forbidden City
built
1406-1420
culture
style/period
work type
1420–1924
since 1925
architect
patronage
Specifications
floor area
1,371 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]
historic location names
Beiping
北平
(Běipíng)
historical affiliations
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
439-001
type
cultural
criteria
III,
IV
designation
reference
1714