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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Shanghai, Shanghai Shi (municipality), Chinaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1993-1996 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorXing, Tongheen_US
dc.date1993-1996en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-25T17:19:51Z
dc.date.available2013-09-25T17:19:51Z
dc.date.issued1993-1996en_US
dc.identifier235802en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2526en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/143537
dc.descriptionRaking view of rear (southeast) entrance facade with white stone guardian animals (lions and dragon); The museum (of ancient Chinese art) was founded in 1952; the present building was begun in 1993. It is 29.5 meters high with five floors, covering a total area of 39,200 m2. Designed by local architect Xing Tonghe, the museum building is designed in the shape of an ancient bronze cooking vessel called a ding. It is said that the inspiration for the design was specifically provided by the Da Ke Ding, now on exhibit in the museum. The building has a round top and a square base, symbolizing the ancient Chinese perception of the world as "round sky, square earth". Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/31/2012)en_US
dc.format.mediumconcrete; glass; stone claddingen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectArt museumsen_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.titleShanghai Museumen_US
dc.title.alternative上海博物馆en_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-CH-SH-SAM-A12en_US
vra.culturalContextChineseen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypeart museumen_US
dc.contributor.displayTonghe Xing (Chinese architect, born 1939)en_US


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