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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Glorious Gate canonical | 4 |
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 |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Forbidden City
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.