Complete Collection of Chinese Architectural Art, Volume (1), Palace Architecture (1), Beijing

Author: Yu Zuoyun et al
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Ancient Chinese architecture has always maintained a unique system in the history of world architecture, exhibiting distinct characteristics. Among ancient buildings, palace architecture holds a particularly important position. Palaces were structures for feudal rulers to exercise power, live, and entertain themselves, and thus they always occupied significant locations in cities. Their construction required immense human and material resources of the time, making palace architecture a reflection of the highest achievements in architectural technology and art of a particular era. The origins of ancient Chinese palace architecture date back to a very early period, but only the palaces of the Ming and Qing dynasties have survived to this day. This volume focuses on the magnificent achievements of the Beijing Ming and Qing Forbidden City (also known as the Forbidden City) in terms of environmental planning, spatial organization, architectural forms, structural construction and decoration, sculpture, and the use of color. [Target Audience] Architecture professionals and enthusiasts of ancient architecture. [Table of Contents] Essays: Architectural Art of the Beijing Forbidden City. Plates: Roofs and Decorations; Colorful Paintings and Decorations; Stone Carvings, Pavements, and Decorations; Bridges over Rivers and Decorations; Functional Components and Decorations; Lavish Furnishings and Decorations; A Colorful World of Glazed Tiles. [Complete Collection of Chinese Art: Chinese Architecture Art Series] Other volumes in the series: Taoist Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Buddhist Architecture (II) (Southern), Buddhist Architecture (III) (Tibetan), Buddhist Architecture (I) (Northern), Palace Architecture (II) (Beijing), Palace Architecture (III) (Shenyang), Ancient Towns, Imperial Gardens, Guild Hall Architecture, Ancestral Halls, Architectural Decoration and Decoration, Pre-Ming Tombs Architecture, Bridges and Water Conservancy Architecture, Qing Tombs Architecture, Academies, Private Gardens, Altars and Temples, Islamic Architecture, Pre-Yuan Tombs Architecture, Private Residences (II) (Southern Han), Private Residences (III) (Northern Ethnic Minorities), Private Residences (IV) (Southern Ethnic Minorities), Private Residences (I) (Northern Han).