Beijing, China: Forbidden City [147] Meridian Gate (011)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [147] Meridian Gate (011)
Photo Number Box 60, Special Lectures Imperial City of Beijing, 11
Description Photograph of upper portion of Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1981
Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Gates--China--Beijing--Photographs; Wooden beams--China--Beijing--Photographs; Buddhist art--China--Photographs; China; Palaces
Keywords Peking; Wǔmén
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Spatial Coverage Beijing (China)
Caption on Slide Y11 The Meridian Gate (Wu Men), upper part.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing, China. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. It is located in the middle of the Imperial City.--Wikipedia. Note: The Meridian Gate (Wǔmén) is the southern (and largest) gate of the Forbidden City.--Wikipedia.
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s6gb2mvq
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 339091
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gb2mvq
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