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Changle Palace (长乐宫; 長樂宮; Chánglègōng) Also called the East Palace. It was built atop the ruins of Qin dynasty Apex Temple (Xingōng). After Liu Bang it was used as the residence of the Empress Regent. The 10,000 m wall surrounded a square 6 km 2 complex. Important halls of the palace included: Linhua Hall, Changxin Hall ...
It is the ruins of the largest palace in the capital city Chang'an of the Tang dynasty. According to archaeological researches, the palace had a trapezoidal flat plan: the east palace wall has 7,579 ft (2,310 m) in length, the west wall has 7,402 ft (2,256 m), the south wall has 5,492 ft (1,674 m), and the north wall has 3,724 ft (1,135 m).
Daming Palace (大明宮 - "Palace of the Great Brightness"), also known as the Eastern Apartments (東内), in (Tang) Chang'an (長安), now downtown Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi province: imperial palace of the Tang dynasty after A.D. 663 (it was briefly named Penglai Palace (蓬萊宮) between 663 and 705), but the Taiji Palace remained in use ...
Chang'an Avenue is the road directly before Tian'anmen gate and to the north of Tian'anmen Square.Because of its location, Chang'an Avenue has been associated with a number of important events in Chinese history, such as the Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989 (including the famous confrontation of the Tank Man), the May 4th Movement and the funeral procession of Zhou Enlai.
It consisted of three sections: the Imperial City, the palace section, and the civilian section, with a total area of 84 km 2 (32 sq mi) within the city walls. At the time, it was the largest city in the world. The city was renamed Chang'an by the Tang dynasty. [31]
In Chang'an, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng was increasing his power by recruiting more than two thousand men to serve in the Changlin troops, which he stationed at the East Palace [c] near the Changlin Gate. [5] He was allied with his second younger brother Prince Li Yuanji. [5]
The former royal residence was the Taiji Palace (太極宮), built in the previous Sui dynasty.[10]In 632, chancellor Ma Zhou charged that the retired Emperor Gaozu was living in Da'an Palace (大安宮) to the west, which he considered an inhospitable place as it was built on low-lying lands of Chang'an that was plagued by dampness and heat during the summer. [11]
Surrounded by walls, the palace complex was rectangular, with a length of 2,150 metres east–west and 2,250 metres north–south. Each side of the walls had a single main gate, with the eastern and northern gates (facing Chang'an city) built with gate towers. Major architectures within the palace include: Front Hall (前殿) Xuanshi Hall ...