Beijing, China: Forbidden City [145] Meridian Gate (009)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [145] Meridian Gate (009)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 58, Special Lectures, C & J Gardens L/R, 23
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1978
Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Gates--China--Beijing--Photographs; Wooden beams--China--Beijing--Photographs; Buddhist art--China--Photographs; China; Palaces; Men; Women
Keywords Peking; Wǔmén
Spatial Coverage Beijing (China)
Description Photograph of Forbidden City, possibly Meridian Gate, Beijing, China
Caption on Slide Forbidden City, Beijing, China.
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: Appears to be same board as in image with File Name: sl_imperialcityofbeijing012.
Type Image
Creator Tierney, Lennox
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.
ARK ark:/87278/s62j6vjf
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 337848
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62j6vjf
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