| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Shanghai, Shanghai Shi (municipality), China | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1993-1996 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Xing, Tonghe | en_US |
| dc.date | 1993-1996 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-26T15:13:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-09-26T15:13:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1993-1996 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 235812 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 2526 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/143547 | |
| dc.description | Glass curtain wall at main entrance; 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.medium | concrete; glass; stone cladding | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | contemporary (1960 to present) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Art museums | en_US |
| dc.subject | Twentieth century | en_US |
| dc.title | Shanghai Museum | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | 上海博物馆 | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-CH-SH-SAM-A8 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Chinese | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | art museum | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Tonghe Xing (Chinese architect, born 1939) | en_US |
