Chinese architectural history

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 157. Chapters: Shaolin Monastery, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Architecture of the Song Dynasty, White Horse Temple, Ancient Chinese urban planning, Dujiangyan Irrigation System, Chinese architecture, Great Wall of China, Bixi, History of the Forbidden City, Old Summer Palace, Qianling Mausoleum, Yinxu, Chinese pagoda, Khara-Khoto, Chinese guardian lions, Mogao Caves, Ancient Chinese wooden architecture, Modern Buildings on Zhongshan Square in Dalian, Bailin Temple, Lingyin Temple, Taotie, Grand Hotel, Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Zhaozhou Bridge, Chinese Palaces, Tiananmen, Mount Emei, Mawangdui, Tongji Bridge, Caisson, Imperial City, Beijing, Puning Temple, Yonghe Temple, Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Yu Hao, Turpan water system, Yungang Grottoes, Guyue Bridge, Yingzao Fashi, Longmen Grottoes, Iron Pagoda, Four Gates Pagoda, Three Pagodas, Beihai Park, Dougong, Chengde Mountain Resort, Empress Dowager Wenming tomb, Haiyantang, Songyue Pagoda, Xijin Bridge, Lugou Bridge, Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Zhengyangmen, Chengyang Bridge, Liaodi Pagoda, Gate of China, Ancient Linzi, Youguo Temple, Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, Lingyan Temple, Nine Pinnacle Pagoda, Hall of Supreme Harmony, King Cuo of Zhongshan, Liuhe Pagoda, Puji Temple, Door god, Longxing Monastery, Liangzhu culture, Anping Bridge, Chiwen, Tianning Temple, Bingling Temple, Bao'en Temple, Hongcun, Pizhi Pagoda, Huqiu Tower, Temple of the Six Banyan Trees, Palace of Heavenly Purity, Mukden Palace, Lingnan culture, Imperial roof decoration, Tuoshan, Meridian Gate, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Lingxiao Pagoda, Tanzhe Temple, Precious Belt Bridge, Kizil Caves, Chigang Pagoda, Jing'an Temple, Beisi Pagoda, Xumi Pagoda, Pagoda of Cishou Temple, Deshengmen, Fortaleza do Monte, Donglin Temple, Gate of Supreme Harmony, Baoguo Temple, Panlongcheng, Middle Binyang Cave, Baodu Zhai, Walled village, Shijiahe culture, Fawang Temple, Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Shaxi, Yunnan, Hall of Preserving Harmony, North Binyang Cave, Gate of Divine Might, Hidden Stream Temple Cave, Hall of Union, Fragrant Hills Pagoda, Yongdingmen, Hushan Great Wall, Dongjin Bridge, Di'anmen. Excerpt: The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five hundred years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings with 8, 707 bays of rooms and covers 720, 000 m (7, 800, 000 sq ft). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Part of the museum's former collection is now located in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Both museums descend from the same institution, but were split after the Chinese Civil War. The Gate of Divine Might, the northern gate. The lower tablet reads "The Palace Museum" (¿...