Beijing, China: Forbidden City [154] Palace of Heavenly Purity (001) Gate of Heavenly Purity (1)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [154] Palace of Heavenly Purity (001) Gate of Heavenly Purity (1)
Photo Number Box 60, Special Lectures Imperial City of Beijing, 69
Description Photograph of the Gate of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1981
Subject Gates--China--Beijing--Photographs; Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Terraces (Architecture)--China--Beijing--Photographs; Marble--China--Beijing--Photographs; China; Palaces; Men; Women
Keywords Peking; Qiánqīng Gōng
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 Y69 Gate of Heavenly Purity (Chien Ching Men), Beijing, China.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court (the other two being the Hall of Union and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility), located at the northern end of the Forbidden City. The Palace of Heavenly Purity is connected to the Gate of Heavenly Purity to its south by a raised walkway.--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/s6k651tx
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 338680
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6k651tx
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