Beijing, China: Forbidden City [144] Meridian Gate (008)

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Title Beijing, China: Forbidden City [144] Meridian Gate (008)
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 58, Special Lectures, C & J Gardens L/R, 29
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1978
Subject Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Gates--China--Beijing--Photographs; China; Palaces
Keywords Peking; Wǔmén
Spatial Coverage Beijing (China)
Description Photograph (close-up) of tablet, Forbidden City, Beijing, China
Caption on Slide Memorial tablet, pavilion to north of court in front of Meridian Gate, 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.
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/s6hh72q7
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 337860
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hh72q7
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