Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Buildings of the Beijing Legation Quarter: 东交民巷使馆建筑群: Beijing 5-474 Architecture in the Garden of Yan at Weiming Lake 未名湖燕园建筑: Beijing 5-475 Early Buildings of Tsinghua University: 清华大学早期建筑
There are many landmarks in Beijing. The best-known ones include the Badaling stretch of the Great Wall of China , the Temple of Heaven , the Tian'anmen and the Forbidden City , a number of temples, hutongs and parks, relics of ages gone by.
The Ten Great Buildings (Chinese: 十大建筑) are ten public buildings that were built in Beijing in 1959, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. They were part of an architecture and urbanism initiative of Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward ; most of the buildings were largely completed in a ...
From the Pyramids of Giza to Beijing’s CCTV building by Rem Koolhaas, these are the most iconic buildings of all time. 25 Iconic Buildings to Visit Before You Die Skip to main content
The first event in Beijing's history with archaeological support dates to the 11th century BC when the Zhou dynasty absorbed the Shang dynasty. According to Sima Qian , King Wu of Zhou , in the 11th year of his reign, deposed the last Shang king and conferred titles to nobles within his domain including the rulers of the city states Ji ( 薊 ...
Beijing immediately set up by Feng Peizhi responsible for the National Day Project Design Leading Group [5] and by Zhang Bo as the chief architect of the Great Hall Design Group, in a very short period of time selected the design of the Great Hall of the eight programs, and in a wide range of opinions on the basis of Tsinghua University ...
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Beijing" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The reason why Beijing's Siheyuan is famous is that its structure is unique and typical of traditional Chinese residential architecture. Most Chinese residential buildings are inner courtyard houses. The residential courtyards in the southern region are very small, and the houses on all sides are connected, which is called "a seal".