Meridian Gate
E66469
Meridian Gate is the grand main entrance to Beijing’s Forbidden City, known for its imposing central tower and historical role in imperial ceremonies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meridian Gate canonical | 7 |
| Imperial Gate | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ palace gate ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Ming dynasty architecture
ⓘ
traditional Chinese palace architecture ⓘ |
| centralPassageUsedBy | the emperor ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| color | red walls ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentUse | entrance to the Palace Museum ⓘ |
| district |
Dōngchéng Qū
ⓘ
surface form:
Dongcheng District
|
| faces |
Tiananmen Square
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiananmen Square area (to the south)
|
| function | main entrance to the Forbidden City ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wu Men
ⓘ
Gate of Heavenly Peace ⓘ
surface form:
Wumen Gate
午门 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
central tower
ⓘ
five gateways ⓘ flanking wings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang" ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
Outer Court of the Forbidden City
ⓘ
surface form:
Gate of Supreme Harmony
|
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
China ⓘ Forbidden City ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Forbidden City
ⓘ
surface form:
Palace Museum
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
imposing central tower
ⓘ
role in imperial rituals ⓘ symbolic position on the north–south axis of Beijing ⓘ |
| numberOfGateways | 5 ⓘ |
| outerPassagesUsedBy | servants and lesser personnel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nanjing Imperial Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Palace of the Ming dynasty
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Palace of the Qing dynasty
|
| positionInComplex | southern gate of the Forbidden City ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| roofColor | yellow glazed tiles ⓘ |
| sidePassagesUsedBy | civil and military officials ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial ceremonies
ⓘ
imperial examinations announcements ⓘ military victory celebrations ⓘ proclamations of imperial edicts ⓘ punishment of officials ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Gate