Deshengmen Gate site
E343554
Deshengmen Gate site is the location of a former city gate in Beijing’s historic northern city wall, significant for its role in the capital’s traditional defensive and ceremonial urban layout.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deshengmen Gate site canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | local authorities of Xicheng District, Beijing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beijing city wall
ⓘ
surface form:
Beijing city defenses
Deshengmen ⓘ traditional north–south urban axis of Beijing ⓘ |
| coordinateRole | northern gateway of the inner city ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
gate demolished
ⓘ
site preserved as historical location ⓘ |
| hasFormerFunction | city gate ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ceremonial gateway in traditional urban layout
ⓘ
defensive structure in Beijing’s city wall system ⓘ |
| heritageValue |
illustrates the layout of Beijing’s former city walls and gates
ⓘ
represents traditional Chinese capital city planning principles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Xicheng District ⓘ |
| near |
Beijing Deshengmen Arrow Tower
ⓘ
surface form:
Deshengmen Arrow Tower
Deshengmen Watchtower ⓘ 2nd Ring Road (Beijing) ⓘ
surface form:
northern 2nd Ring Road of Beijing
|
| partOf |
former northern city wall of Beijing
ⓘ
historic city walls of Beijing ⓘ |
| significance |
important element of Beijing’s historic urban morphology
ⓘ
marker of the northern boundary of the old inner city ⓘ |
| transportRole | historical node for traffic entering Beijing from the north ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial processions
ⓘ
controlling access to the northern approaches to Beijing ⓘ military defense ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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