Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
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The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the vast underground tomb complex of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, renowned for its monumental scale and elaborate funerary structures.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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mausoleum ⓘ |
| area | about 56 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | underground palace ⓘ |
| builtFor | Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialChamberStatus | unexcavated ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 208 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 246 BCE ⓘ |
| contains |
Terracotta Army
NERFINISHED
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administrative buildings ⓘ armory pits ⓘ bronze chariots and horses ⓘ bronze weapons ⓘ funerary pits ⓘ inner city walls ⓘ mass burial pits ⓘ outer city walls ⓘ palace foundations ⓘ sacrificial pits ⓘ stables ⓘ terracotta cavalry figures ⓘ terracotta chariots ⓘ terracotta horses ⓘ terracotta infantry figures ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinates | 34.3846°N 109.2732°E ⓘ |
| coreMoundHeight | about 51 meters ⓘ |
| coreMoundShape | pyramidal earthen mound ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local farmers ⓘ |
| discoveryOfTerracottaArmy | 1974 ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDuration | about 38 years ⓘ |
| estimatedLaborForce | hundreds of thousands of workers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lintong District
NERFINISHED
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Northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaanxi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Xi'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | Chinese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Xi'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | imperial burial complex ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest imperial mausoleums in the world
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tomb complex of the first emperor of a unified China ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria | Cultural (i, iii, iv, vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteID | 441 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Xianyang