Beijing, China: Forbidden City [137] Meridian Gate (001)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [137] Meridian Gate (001)
Photo Number Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 9
Description Photograph (detail) of Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1980
Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Gates--China--Beijing--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 Wu Men, Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Photo by Pat Crowell.
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. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Det. Wu Men Forbidden China Phto by Pat Crowell"
Type Image
Rights Management This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah.
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ARK ark:/87278/s6d79v9f
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 339525
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6d79v9f
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