Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Forbidden City: Meridian Gate (Wu Men)
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Accession Number:
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181149
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module SIX--6,074 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Central gate, looking north on the central axis, detail showing passage leading to the Gate of Supreme Harmony
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Date of View:
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6/4/2009
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Image description:
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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.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module SIX
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Culture:
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Chinese
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Work Types:
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complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
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Work Types:
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buildings; gatehouses
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Preferred Title:
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Forbidden City: Meridian Gate (Wu Men)
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Agent Display:
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Unknown (Chinese)
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Date:
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1644¿1911 (alteration)
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Materials:
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brick; stucco; tile; painted wood
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Technique:
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painting and painting techniques
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Measurement:
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10,000 m2 (area, courtyard)
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Alternate Title:
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¿¿
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Alternate Title:
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Meridian Gate (Wumen)
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Locations:
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Forbidden City, Beijing, Beijing Shi, China
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Qing
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Style/Period:
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Ming
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Style/Period:
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Chinese
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Classification:
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Architecture
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