architecture

Forbidden City, Pavilion of Embodying Benevolence (Tiren Pavilion)

Beijing, China

体仁阁 (Tǐrén Gé) [Chinese simplified]
體仁閣 (Tǐrén gé) [Chinese traditional]
ᡤᠣᠰᡳᠨ ᠪᡝ ᡩᡠᡵᠰᡠᠯᡝᡵᡝ ᠠᠰᠠᡵᡳ (gosin be dursulere asari) [Manchu]

Architecture

historic names
Wenlou
文楼 (Wén lóu) [Chinese]
1420-1562
Wenzhao Pavilion
文昭阁 (Wénzhāo gé) [Chinese]
1562-1646
higher-level structure

Architecture: Forbidden City

built
1406-1420
culture
style/period
work type
1420–1924
architect
patronage

Specifications

height
25.0 m
stories (above ground)
2

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
1420-1644
1644-1912
1912-1949

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
439-001
type
cultural
criteria
III, IV
designation
reference
1714