Yongdingmen Gate Tower
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Yongdingmen Gate Tower is a modern reconstruction of a historic southern gate of Beijing’s old city wall, serving as a cultural landmark and reminder of the city’s imperial-era architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yongdingmen Gate Tower canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ reconstructed building ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| alsoUsedIn | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
imperial Beijing city gate style
ⓘ
traditional Chinese ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| demolished | 20th century ⓘ |
| demolishedDuring | urban redevelopment of Beijing ⓘ |
| directionFromCityCenter | south ⓘ |
| function |
cultural landmark
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched city gate passage
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decorative dougong brackets ⓘ gate tower ⓘ multi-eaved roof ⓘ |
| hasRole | urban historical marker ⓘ |
| heritage | imperial-era architecture of Beijing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
Dongcheng District, Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yongdingmen (original gate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Yongdingmenwai Avenue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern extension of Beijing’s central axis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
reconstruction of a demolished imperial city gate
ⓘ
representation of Beijing’s former city wall system ⓘ |
| originalConstructionCentury |
15th–16th century (approximate)
ⓘ
Ming dynasty period ⓘ |
| originalDynasty | Ming dynasty GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Beijing city wall (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructed | early 2000s ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 2004 ⓘ |
| reconstructionPurpose |
commemorate Beijing’s old city wall
ⓘ
restore historic southern gate of Beijing ⓘ |
| region | North China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Beijing’s historical south entrance
ⓘ
continuity between old and modern Beijing ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
architectural attraction
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
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