Western Mansions
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Western Mansions were a group of European-style palaces and gardens within Beijing’s Old Summer Palace, showcasing Western architectural and artistic influences in Qing imperial China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Mansions canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural complex
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cultural heritage site ⓘ palace garden ensemble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Western-Style Palaces of Yuanmingyuan
Xiyang Lou ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque-inspired architecture
ⓘ
European-style architecture ⓘ Rococo-inspired architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
Qianlong reign ⓘ |
| country |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Qing Empire
|
| culturalSignificance |
example of Western influence in Qing court culture
ⓘ
important site in history of Chinese garden design ⓘ representation of Qing cosmopolitanism ⓘ symbol of Sino-European artistic exchange ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruins ⓘ |
| designer |
Giuseppe Castiglione
ⓘ
Jesuit missionaries ⓘ Michel Benoist NERFINISHED ⓘ other European Jesuits at Qing court ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
British forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-French forces
|
| destroyedIn | 1860 ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
Jesuit design traditions
ⓘ
Western architecture ⓘ Western art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
European-style façades
ⓘ
Western-style halls ⓘ decorative sculptures ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ fountains ⓘ maze garden ⓘ ornamental lakes ⓘ palaces ⓘ pavilions ⓘ rockeries ⓘ terraces ⓘ water-clock fountain ⓘ waterworks ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected cultural relic site of China ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | destruction during Second Opium War ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
China ⓘ Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) ⓘ
surface form:
Old Summer Palace
|
| partOf | Qing imperial gardens ⓘ |
| patron | Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
garden festivities
ⓘ
imperial display of power ⓘ imperial entertainment ⓘ imperial leisure ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Summer Palace