Beijing, China: Forbidden City [071] Hall of Supreme Harmony (019)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [071] Hall of Supreme Harmony (019)
Photo Number Box 59, Forbidden City Ming and Ching Palaces, 52
Description Photograph of screens (viewed from outside), Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1980
Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Halls--China--Beijing--Photographs; Walls--China--Beijing--Photographs; Screens--China--Beijing--Photographs; Rain and rainfall--China--Beijing--Photographs; Umbrellas--China--Beijing--Photographs; Tourists--China--Beijing--Photographs; China; Palaces; Tourists; Rain and rainfall
Keywords Peking; Tài Hé Diàn
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 Screens (viewed from outside), Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
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
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ARK ark:/87278/s6b28c6k
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 339781
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b28c6k
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