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Shanghai Museum

Xing, Tonghe
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Alternative Title
上海博物馆
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/143545
Date
1993-1996
Description
Overall view directly on axis, museum facing gardens in People's Square; 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)
Type of Work
art museum
Subject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), Art museums, Twentieth century
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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