COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
181149
imageid
181149
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Archivision Addition Module SIX--6,074 images
orderdescription
Archivision Addition Module SIX--6,074 images
Order Title
false
Type of View:
partialView
imagetitletype
partialView
Type of View
false
View Title:
Central gate, looking north on the central axis, detail showing passage leading to the Gate of Supreme Harmony
imagetitle
Central gate, looking north on the central axis, detail showing passage leading to the Gate of Supreme Harmony
View Title
false
Date of View:
6/4/2009
imagedate
6/4/2009
Date of View
false
Image description:
The gate has five openings, but only the Emperor was allowed to use the central gate. An exception was made for the empress on her wedding day, as well as for the top three successful civil service exam candidates from each session of the test.
imagedescription
The gate has five openings, but only the Emperor was allowed to use the central gate. An exception was made for the empress on her wedding day, as well as for the top three successful civil service exam candidates from each session of the test.
Image description
false
Image Rights:
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
imagerights
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image Rights
false
Source Institution:
Archivision, Inc.
sourceinstitution
Archivision, Inc.
Source Institution
false
Collection:
Addition Module SIX
collection
Addition Module SIX
Collection
false
Culture:
Chinese
culture
Chinese
Culture
false
Work Types:
complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
worktypes
complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
Work Types
false
Work Types:
buildings; gatehouses
worktypes
buildings; gatehouses
Work Types
false
Preferred Title:
Forbidden City: Meridian Gate (Wu Men)
worktitle
Forbidden City: Meridian Gate (Wu Men)
Preferred Title
false
Agent Display:
Unknown (Chinese)
workagentdisplay
Unknown (Chinese)
Agent Display
false
Date:
1644¿1911 (alteration)
workdatedisplay
1644¿1911 (alteration)
Date
false
Materials:
brick; stucco; tile; painted wood
workmaterialdisplay
brick; stucco; tile; painted wood
Materials
false
Technique:
painting and painting techniques
worktechniquedisplay
painting and painting techniques
Technique
false
Measurement:
10,000 m2 (area, courtyard)
measurementdisplay
10,000 m2 (area, courtyard)
Measurement
false
Alternate Title:
¿¿
titletext
¿¿
Alternate Title
false
Alternate Title:
Meridian Gate (Wumen)
titletext
Meridian Gate (Wumen)
Alternate Title
false
Locations:
Forbidden City, Beijing, Beijing Shi, China
locations
Forbidden City, Beijing, Beijing Shi, China
Locations
false
Location Type:
(site)
locationtype
(site)
Location Type
false
Style/Period:
Qing
styleperiod
Qing
Style/Period
false
Style/Period:
Ming
styleperiod
Ming
Style/Period
false
Style/Period:
Chinese
styleperiod
Chinese
Style/Period
false
Classification:
Architecture
classificationterm
Architecture
Classification
false