1368, 1406, English, Image edition: Hall of Supreme Harmony; Forbidden City Ming Architects

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Physical Description
  • JPEG, Cross-Platform
  • Slide
Published
  • William J. Hamblin, PHD. Department of History; 305 KMB PO Box 24446; Provo, Utah 84606
  • 1368 AD
  • 1406 AD
Language
  • English

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Title
  • Hall of Supreme Harmony; Forbidden City
Creator
  • Ming Architects
Other Creators
  • Hamblin, William J.
Published
  • William J. Hamblin, PHD. Department of History; 305 KMB PO Box 24446; Provo, Utah 84606
  • 1368 AD
  • 1406 AD
Physical Description
  • JPEG, Cross-Platform
  • Slide
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Notes
  • At the beginning of his reign, the third Ming emperor, Yongle (r. 1403-1424), moved the capital back to Beijing and redesigned the city. Plans for the new capital began in 1406 and the design was for three nested walled cities. A 15-mile long wall enclosed the entire city, but each section also had its own partition. In the heart of the Imperial City was the grand imperial palace compound, surrounded by a moat. This was known as the Forbidden City because of its limited accessibility to all but the emperor; he alone could enter any section at will. The architecture of the walled complex adheres rigidly to traditional spatial principles, with the orientation of the whole city following a north-south line and the most important buildings face south to honor the Sun. This layout provided an ideal setting to carry out the elaborate ritual of the imperial court. In the center of the Forbidden City are the three main halls, one of which is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where the throne
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Source
  • Hamblin Slide Collection; Beijing 4.17; Fred S. Kleiner and Christin J. Mamiya, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 12th ed. (Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005), 766-768; Encyclopædia Britannica, 2006 Online ed., s.v. “Forbidden City”, available from Internet http:/​/​search.eb.com/​eb/​article-9034829, accessed 15 June 2006.
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