Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) (Imperial City (Beijing, China) : Overall elevated view of the north, inside face, taken from the next gate north
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Published/Created:
- North of Tiananmen Square, across the street from Chang'an Avenue, Imperial City, Beijing, Beijing Shi, municipality, China
1645-1651 ; rebuilt 1969-1970 (alteration) - Physical Description:
- 32 m (height) x 37 m (width) x 66 m (length)
- Date Depicted:
- 6/5/2009
- Materials:
- brick; wood; ceramic tile
- Notes:
- 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.
- Variant Titles:
- Tianan men
- Topics:
- Architecture -- China -- 17th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 - Culture:
- Chinese
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-CH-B-FC-TG-A14
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
city gates (AAT)
fortifications (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:
- built works; city gates; 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:
- 10900325
- PID:
- digcoll:1855040