Garden of Perfect Brightness
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The Garden of Perfect Brightness, better known as the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, was an expansive complex of imperial gardens and palaces of the Qing dynasty, famed for its exquisite architecture and art before being largely destroyed in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garden of Perfect Brightness canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ imperial garden ⓘ palace complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chinese classical garden
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European-style baroque features ⓘ |
| area | over 3.5 square kilometers ⓘ |
| builtFor | Qing emperors ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Kangxi
ⓘ
surface form:
Kangxi Emperor
|
| comprises |
Changchun Garden
ⓘ
surface form:
Changchunyuan
Qichunyuan ⓘ Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ⓘ
surface form:
Yuanmingyuan proper
|
| constructionStart | early 18th century ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| currentUse |
public park
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
British forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British troops
French forces ⓘ
surface form:
French troops
|
| destroyedDuring |
Second Anglo-Chinese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Opium War
|
| destroyedIn | 1860 ⓘ |
| destructionOrderedBy |
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
ⓘ
surface form:
James Bruce 8th Earl of Elgin
|
| event |
burning of palaces
ⓘ
looting of artworks ⓘ |
| expandedUnder |
Qianlong Emperor
ⓘ
Yongzheng ⓘ
surface form:
Yongzheng Emperor
|
| hasAlias |
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Summer Palace
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ⓘ
surface form:
Yuan Ming Yuan
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ⓘ
surface form:
Yuanmingyuan
|
| hasMuseum |
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Yuanmingyuan Ruins Museum
|
| heritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Western-style stone palaces
ⓘ
artificial lakes and waterways ⓘ elaborate landscaping ⓘ exquisite architecture ⓘ extensive art collections ⓘ pavilions and halls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Haidian District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Summer Palace ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Yuanmingyuan Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park administration
|
| subjectOf |
Chinese literature
ⓘ
documentary films ⓘ historical research ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss of cultural heritage
ⓘ
national humiliation in China ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
imperial residence ⓘ political center ⓘ royal garden ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Aisin Gioro
ⓘ
surface form:
Qing dynasty imperial family
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Summer Palace