Summer Palace architectural complex
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The Summer Palace architectural complex is a vast imperial garden and palace ensemble in Beijing renowned for its classical Chinese landscape design, historic pavilions, halls, and lakeside scenery.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Summer Palace architectural complex canonical | 1 |
| Summer Palace architectural ensemble | 1 |
| Summer Palace central axis | 1 |
| Summer Palace gardens | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
imperial garden ⓘ palace complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Garden of Virtue and Harmony
ⓘ
surface form:
Garden of Nurtured Harmony
Yiheyuan ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Qing dynasty architecture
ⓘ
classical Chinese garden design ⓘ |
| area | approximately 2.9 square kilometres ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Aisin Gioro
ⓘ
surface form:
Qing imperial family
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| designedAs | imperial retreat ⓘ |
| dominantHill | Longevity Hill ⓘ |
| dominantLake | Kunming Lake ⓘ |
| function |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
public park ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Beijing Municipal Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Beijing municipal authorities
|
| hasPart |
East Palace Gate
ⓘ
Garden of Harmonious Pleasures ⓘ Hall of Benevolence and Longevity ⓘ Hall of Dispelling Clouds ⓘ Hall of Joyful Longevity ⓘ Kunming Lake ⓘ Long Corridor ⓘ Longevity Hill ⓘ Marble Boat ⓘ Tower of Buddhist Incense ⓘ
surface form:
Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha
Seventeen-Arch Bridge ⓘ South Lake Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzhou Street ⓘ Tower of Buddhist Incense ⓘ Wenchang Tower ⓘ West Causeway ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Haidian District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainConstructionPeriod | Qianlong Emperor reign ⓘ |
| notableView | West Lake–inspired landscape design ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | destruction during the Second Opium War ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring | reign of Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Chinese landscape garden design
ⓘ
imperial court life of the Qing dynasty ⓘ integration of architecture and natural scenery ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
Criterion i
ⓘ
Criterion ii ⓘ Criterion iii ⓘ Criterion iv ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| waterAreaShare | about three quarters ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Summer Palace gardens
this entity surface form:
Summer Palace architectural ensemble