| Title |
Beijing, China: Forbidden City [146] Meridian Gate (010) |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 60, Special Lectures Imperial City of Beijing, 12 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1981 |
| Subject |
Forbidden City (Beijing, China)--Photographs; Gates--China--Beijing--Photographs; Wooden beams--China--Beijing--Photographs; Architectural inscriptions--China--Beijing--Photographs; Buddhist art--China--Photographs; China; Palaces |
| Keywords |
Peking; Wǔmén |
| Spatial Coverage |
Beijing (China) |
| Description |
Photograph of inscription board, Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing, China |
| Caption on Slide |
Y12 Inscription board on Meridian Gate (Wu Men), 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: cj_gardens_023. |
| 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/s6x35f8s |
| 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 |
339165 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6x35f8s |
