Beijing, China: Forbidden City [077] Hall of Supreme Harmony (025)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [077] Hall of Supreme Harmony (025)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 60, Special Lectures Imperial City of Beijing, 34
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1981
Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Halls--China--Beijing--Photographs; Interior architecture--China--Beijing--Photographs; Thrones--China--Beijing--Photographs; Columns--China--Beijing--Photographs; Ceilings--China--Beijing--Photographs; China; Roofs; Palaces
Keywords Peking
Spatial Coverage Beijing (China)
Description Photograph of ceiling above throne, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Caption on Slide Y34 Ceiling above throne with pearl motif in center, Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Hall of Supreme Harmony (Tài Hé Diàn) is the largest hall within the Forbidden City. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within China. Together with the Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony, the three halls constitute the heart of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City.--Wikipedia. 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 center of the Imperial City.--Wikipedia.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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ARK ark:/87278/s6gj01q6
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 338464
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gj01q6
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