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Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen)

unknown (Chinese)
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Alternative Titles
Tianan men
天安門
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/151128
Date
1645-1651
Description
Coming out on the other side of the gate (north side) into the old Imperial City; The gate was originally named Chengtianmen (Gate of Accepting Heavenly Mandate), and it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. The original building was first constructed in 1420 and was based on a gate of an imperial building in Nanjing with the same name. Following the establishment of the Qing Dynasty and the Manchu conquest of China proper, the gate was once again rebuilt, beginning in 1645, and was given its present name in 1651. After the founding of the People's Republic, it is widely used as a national symbol. It is often referred to as the front entrance to the Forbidden City, however it is really the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/16/2013)
Type of Work
city gate; fortification
Subject
architecture, rulers and leaders, Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976, Ming, Qing
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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