COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
181232
imageid
181232
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:
generalView
imagetitletype
generalView
Type of View
false
View Title:
Raised terrace and staircase leading from the Hall of Preserving Harmony
imagetitle
Raised terrace and staircase leading from the Hall of Preserving Harmony
View Title
false
Date of View:
6/4/2009
imagedate
6/4/2009
Date of View
false
Image description:
Dragon water spouts on the north side of the stairs leading down from the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Dehorned dragon gargoyles were believed to protect property from fire--hence, these spouts are found beneath each of the marble posts on every tier of the plinth.
imagedescription
Dragon water spouts on the north side of the stairs leading down from the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Dehorned dragon gargoyles were believed to protect property from fire--hence, these spouts are found beneath each of the marble posts on every tier of the plinth.
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:
built environment; settlements and landscapes; inhabited places; capital cities
worktypes
built environment; settlements and landscapes; inhabited places; capital cities
Work Types
false
Work Types:
complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
worktypes
complexes; sites (locations); historic sites
Work Types
false
Work Types:
building divisions; rooms and spaces; throne rooms
worktypes
building divisions; rooms and spaces; throne rooms
Work Types
false
Preferred Title:
Forbidden City: Hall of Preserving Harmony (Bao He Dian)
worktitle
Forbidden City: Hall of Preserving Harmony (Bao He Dian)
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
Alternate Title:
¿¿¿
titletext
¿¿¿
Alternate Title
false
Alternate Title:
Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohe dian)
titletext
Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohe dian)
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:
Chinese
styleperiod
Chinese
Style/Period
false
Style/Period:
Ming
styleperiod
Ming
Style/Period
false
Classification:
Architecture
classificationterm
Architecture
Classification
false