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Palace Architecture /

"The sophistication of ancient Chinese architecture gives it a special place within the architecture of the world. There are magnificent imperial palaces, solemn and breathtaking imperial tombs, mysterious sacrificial and ancestral altars and temples as well as a variety of vernacular dwellings...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ru, Jinghua, 1928-
Other Authors: Peng, Hualiang, 1942-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wien ; New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1998.
Series:Zhongguo gu jian zhu da xi.
Subjects:
Palaces > China.
Architecture > China > History > Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
Palais > Chine.
Architecture > Chine > Histoire > 1368-1912 (Dynasties des Ming et des Qing)
Architecture > Ming-Qing dynasties
Palaces
China
Paleizen.
1368-1912
History
Table of Contents:
  • [Table of Contents]
  • Preface to the English Edition
  • Preface
  • List of Photographs
  • Foreword
  • PHOTOGRAPHS
  • The Forbidden City in Beijing
  • The Imperial Palace in Shenyang
  • TEXT
  • HISTORICAL RECORDS ON PALACE ARCHITECTURE - FROM PRIMITIVE CRUDE HOUSES TO MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS
  • I. The Primitive Phase
  • II. Rise of the Imperial Palace
  • III. Wei Yang Palace
  • IV. Da Ming Palace
  • V. Bianliang
  • VI. Five Capitals
  • THE FORBIDDEN CITY IN BEIJING - A BRIGHT PEARL AS A CRYSTALLIZATION OF WISDOM AND HARD TOIL
  • I. Basis for Planning of the Forbidden City
  • II. Architectural Design
  • III. Architectural Construction and Decoration
  • IV. Construction Work
  • THE IMPERIAL PALACE IN SHENYANG - A JEWEL OF MANCHU, HAN, MONGOLIAN AND TIBETAN ARCHITECTURE
  • I. Development of the Capital City and the Erection of the Imperial Palace
  • II. General Layout of the Imperial Palace
  • III. Design of Individual Palatial Buildings
  • IV. Architectural Decoration
  • APPENDICES
  • General Plan of the Forbidden City in Beijing
  • Front Elevation, Section and Plan of the Hall of Supreme Harmony
  • Timber-Framed Construction of the Hall of Supreme Harmony
  • Roofing with Glazed Tiles on Hipped Roofs
  • Roof Forms of Palace Halls
  • Sumeru Bases
  • Architectural Details in Various Dynasties
  • Qing-Style Decorative Paintings
  • General Plan of the Imperial Palace in Shenyang
  • Que and the Meridian Gate
  • Restoration Design of Ancient Palaces
  • Glossary
  • NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS
  • The Forbidden City in Beijing
  • The Imperial Palace in Shenyang
  • MAPS AND CHRONOLOGY
  • A Map of Historic Sites of Capital Cities and Palaces
  • The Forbidden City, Historic Sites and Scenic Spots in Beijing
  • Chronology of Major Events in the History of Chinese Architecture