Duanmen Gate (Forbidden City (Beijing, China) : Interior, columns supporting painted coffered ceiling
- Creator:
- Ming Chengzu, Emperor of China, 1360-1424
- Published/Created:
- North-south axis into the Forbidden City, central Beijing, Forbidden City, Beijing, Beijing Shi, municipality, China
1999 (restoration); ca. 1420 - Date Depicted:
- 6/5/2009
- Materials:
- stone; brick; painted wood
- Notes:
- The palace complex, formally called the Purple Forbidden City (Zijin cheng), lies to the north of the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tianan men) and the Square of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen Square) at the centre of the city, on the central north-south axis. It was built 1406 to 1420 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (Zhu Di or Ming Chengzu). The Duanmen (Southern Main Entrance) lies behind (north of) Tiananmen and is the first southern gate into the palace precinct; it was the main palace gate in the Qing period. The area from Duanmen north to the Meridian Gate is 30680 square meters and was filled with offices of minor officials. Since the Republic, the gatehouse was used to store antiquities; the structure was restored in 1999 and now has a exhibit area. There is also a daily changing of the guard and flag raising ceremony.
- Variant Titles:
- Upright Gate
- Topics:
- Architecture -- China -- 15th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 - Culture:
- Chinese
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-CH-B-FC-DG-A13
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
fortifications (AAT)
gatehouses (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- buildings; gatehouses; built works; fortifications
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Eight
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
6/5/2009 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4654
- OID:
- 10900301
- PID:
- digcoll:1793740