East Glorious Gate

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East Glorious Gate is the main eastern entrance to Beijing’s Forbidden City, historically used for imperial processions and ceremonial functions.


Statements (39)
Predicate Object
instanceOf architecturalStructure
gate
historicSite
accessControlled yes
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese palace architecture
associatedWith Chinese emperors
imperial court ceremonies
imperial rituals
city Beijing
country People's Republic of China
culturalSignificance symbol of imperial authority
directionFromCenter east
era Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
function ceremonial entrance
processional route entry
hasFeature decorative roof
imperial motifs
large central passageway
painted wooden beams
heritageContext Chinese imperial architecture
historicalFunction controlled access to the Forbidden City from the east
locatedIn Beijing
China
Forbidden City
material brick
stone
wood
openToPublic yes
orientation faces east
partOf Imperial Palace complex in Beijing
outer defenses of the Forbidden City
role main eastern entrance to the Forbidden City
securityRole regulated entry to the imperial precinct
significance important ceremonial node in the Forbidden City layout
tourismStatus tourist attraction
usedFor ceremonial functions
imperial processions
worldHeritageContext part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang"

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Forbidden City
easternGate
Zijincheng
hasGate

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