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Forbidden City

File / Documentation
Name

293036_sv.jpg

Size

5.52 MB

Format

JPEG

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Creator(s)
emperor: Ming Yingzong (Chinese, 1427-1464)
Time period
Creation date: 1406-1644, restoration date: rebuilding, 1644-1911
Location
Site: Beijing (China)
Cultural context
Chinese
Description
general view, bronze Foo Dog, or guardian lion sculpture, in front of the East Palace Gate, 2019
Work type
Imperial palace, Complex
Medium
marble
stone
wood (plant material)
tile
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Richard Langendorf
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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