Marble Boat
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The Marble Boat is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, built to resemble a stone ship and symbolizing the Qing dynasty’s imperial grandeur.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boat of Purity and Ease | 1 |
| the ship that never sailed | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
lakeside pavilion ⓘ pavilion ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Qing dynasty architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of Qing imperial garden architecture
ⓘ
iconic symbol of the Summer Palace ⓘ |
| destroyedOrDamagedIn |
Opium Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Opium War
|
| district | Haidian District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
ornamental pavilion
ⓘ
scenic viewing platform ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Summer Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Summer Palace Administration
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Marble Boat
ⓘ
surface form:
Boat of Purity and Ease
Marble Boat of the Summer Palace ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 石舫 ⓘ |
| hasDesignForm | stone ship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intricate carvings
ⓘ
lakeside terrace ⓘ mirrored waterside reflections ⓘ stone balustrades ⓘ traditional Chinese decorative elements ⓘ two-story superstructure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Summer Palace ⓘ |
| isPopularWith |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
China ⓘ Summer Palace ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kunming Lake ⓘ |
| majorRestorationPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| originalConstructionEnd | 1755 ⓘ |
| originalConstructionStart | 1755 ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltDuringReignOf | Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Summer Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Summer Palace complex
|
| rebuiltDuringReignOf | Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
imperial grandeur
ⓘ
stability of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | popular photo spot in Summer Palace ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| viewIncludes | distant hills around Summer Palace ⓘ |
| viewOverlooks | Kunming Lake ⓘ |
| yearDamaged | 1860 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boat of Purity and Ease
this entity surface form:
the ship that never sailed