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A mianguan in the Ding Ling Tomb Museum within the Ming Tombs. The mianguan (Chinese: 冕冠; pinyin: miǎnguān; lit. 'ceremonial headdress'), also called benkan in Japan, myeonlyugwan in Korea, and Miện quan in Vietnam, is a type of crown traditionally worn by the emperors of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as other kings in the East Asia.
Heraldic Crown of Belgium: Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional representation Bhutan Raven Crown: Bohemia (Czech Republic) Crown of Saint Wenceslas: Kept in Prague Castle: Bulgaria Heraldic Crown of Bulgaria: Heraldic royal crown with eight half-arches. Five half-arches its two-dimensional ...
The Small Diamond Crown of Queen Victoria is a miniature imperial and state crown made at the request of Queen Victoria in 1870 to wear over her widow's cap following the death of her husband, Prince Albert. It was perhaps the crown most associated with the queen and is one of the Crown Jewels on public display in the Jewel House at the Tower ...
The crown's inner headband was adjusted and its arches lowered by 1 in (2.5 cm) in 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II. [19] The empty frame of Victoria's crown survives in the Royal Collection, and is now on display in the Tower Jewel House, [20] minus its monde and cross which now sit on the current crown. [21]
The royal family just shared a slideshow on Instagram featuring photos from Queen Elizabeth’s princess days. Not only does it feature a handwritten note from the late monarch (who was 11 years ...
Crown Jewels of France, on display at the Louvre with the crown and diadem of Empress Eugénie to the left, the set of Queen Marie Amélie in the centre, and the crown of Louis XV to the right with the diadem of the Duchess of Angoulême The Côte-de-Bretagne red spinel with the set of Queen Marie Amélie to the left, the bracelets and diadem of the Duchess of Angoulême in the centre and ...
It is the oldest surviving piece of the Crown Jewels (and the only surviving English royal goldsmith's work from the 1100s), first recorded in the Royal Collection in 1349 as "a spoon of ancient form", and was probably made for Henry II or Richard I. [160]