Wu Men
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Wu Men, also known as the Meridian Gate, is the grand southern entrance and main ceremonial gate of Beijing’s Forbidden City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wu Men canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ cultural heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | emperor for central passage in imperial times ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Meridian Gate
ⓘ
Lingxing Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Wumen Gate
|
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese palace architecture ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Yongle Emperor ⓘ |
| category |
Forbidden City
ⓘ
Andingmen ⓘ
surface form:
Gates of Beijing
|
| constructionStart | early 15th century ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentUse | entrance for visitors to the Palace Museum ⓘ |
| directionFromForbiddenCityCenter | south ⓘ |
| era |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| function |
main ceremonial gate of the Forbidden City
ⓘ
southern entrance of the Forbidden City ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central pavilion
ⓘ
five gateways ⓘ flanking wings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang" ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
entrance for major state ceremonies
ⓘ
imperial ceremonial gateway ⓘ site for imperial proclamations ⓘ |
| locatedOn | central north–south axis of the Forbidden City ⓘ |
| location |
Beijing
ⓘ
China ⓘ Forbidden City ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Palace Museum (Beijing)
ⓘ
surface form:
Palace Museum
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| nativeName | 午门 ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Đoan Môn Gate
ⓘ
surface form:
Duān Mén (Gate of Uprightness)
Tiananmen Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Tiananmen
|
| numberOfGateways | 5 ⓘ |
| significance |
largest gate of the Forbidden City
ⓘ
primary southern gateway to the imperial palace complex ⓘ |
| symbolism |
aligned with the meridian axis of Beijing
ⓘ
represents imperial authority ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
emperors of the Ming dynasty
ⓘ
emperors of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.