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PH1986:0347:001-002
Description:
- This panorama was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). In PH1986:0347:001, Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right. In PH1986:0347:002, the Forbidden City is visible from centre left to centre right and the west wall and a building at the southwest corner of the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex are visible at centre left.
PH1986:0347:001-002
Description:
- This panorama was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). In PH1986:0347:001, Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right. In PH1986:0347:002, the Forbidden City is visible from centre left to centre right and the west wall and a building at the southwest corner of the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex are visible at centre left.
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architecture, landscape architecture
architecture, landscape architecture
Date:
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
Title:
Panorama of Jingshan (also known as Coal Hill or Prospect Hill), the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex, and the Forbidden City (also known as Zijincheng and the Imperial Palace; now the Palace Museum), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0347:001-002
Description:
- This panorama was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). In PH1986:0347:001, Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right. In PH1986:0347:002, the Forbidden City is visible from centre left to centre right and the west wall and a building at the southwest corner of the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex are visible at centre left.
Panorama of Jingshan (also known as Coal Hill or Prospect Hill), the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex, and the Forbidden City (also known as Zijincheng and the Imperial Palace; now the Palace Museum), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0347:001-002
Description:
- This panorama was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). In PH1986:0347:001, Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right. In PH1986:0347:002, the Forbidden City is visible from centre left to centre right and the west wall and a building at the southwest corner of the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex are visible at centre left.
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photographs
photographs
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after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
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architecture, landscape architecture
architecture, landscape architecture
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PH1980:0008:110
PH1980:0008:110
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architecture
architecture
Date:
between 1860 and 1879
between 1860 and 1879
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photographs
photographs
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between 1860 and 1879
between 1860 and 1879
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architecture
architecture
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PH1986:0901:012
Description:
- This photograph is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
PH1986:0901:012
Description:
- This photograph is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
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architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Date:
21 August 1860
21 August 1860
Title:
View of the ruins of the Upper North Taku Fort, showing dead soldiers and an earthwork cavalier and defensive walls, Taku (now Dagu), near Tientsin (now Tianjin), China
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PH1986:0901:012
Description:
- This photograph is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
View of the ruins of the Upper North Taku Fort, showing dead soldiers and an earthwork cavalier and defensive walls, Taku (now Dagu), near Tientsin (now Tianjin), China
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PH1986:0901:012
Description:
- This photograph is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
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photographs
photographs
Date:
21 August 1860
21 August 1860
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architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
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PH1984:1203:043
Description:
- The imprinted label was possibly included after the album was assembled.
PH1984:1203:043
Description:
- The imprinted label was possibly included after the album was assembled.
People:
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architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
1887 or before
1887 or before
Title:
View of Zhenhai Lou [Tower Overlooking the Sea] (also known as the Five-Storey Watchtower or the Five-Storey Pagoda) showing the city wall, Canton (now Guangzhou), China
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PH1984:1203:043
Description:
- The imprinted label was possibly included after the album was assembled.
View of Zhenhai Lou [Tower Overlooking the Sea] (also known as the Five-Storey Watchtower or the Five-Storey Pagoda) showing the city wall, Canton (now Guangzhou), China
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PH1984:1203:043
Description:
- The imprinted label was possibly included after the album was assembled.
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photographs
photographs
Date:
1887 or before
1887 or before
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architecture, military
architecture, military
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photographs
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PH1981:0620:063
Description:
- A hand-written table of contents accompanies album PH1981:0620:001-081.
PH1981:0620:063
Description:
- A hand-written table of contents accompanies album PH1981:0620:001-081.
People:
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architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
between 1855 and 1877
between 1855 and 1877
Title:
View of Zhenhai Lou [Tower Overlooking the Sea] (also known as the Five-Storey Watchtower or the Five-Storey Pagoda) showing the city wall, Canton (now Guangzhou), China
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PH1981:0620:063
Description:
- A hand-written table of contents accompanies album PH1981:0620:001-081.
View of Zhenhai Lou [Tower Overlooking the Sea] (also known as the Five-Storey Watchtower or the Five-Storey Pagoda) showing the city wall, Canton (now Guangzhou), China
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PH1981:0620:063
Description:
- A hand-written table of contents accompanies album PH1981:0620:001-081.
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photographs
photographs
Date:
between 1855 and 1877
between 1855 and 1877
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architecture, military
architecture, military
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photographs
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PH1986:0901:013:001-002
Description:
- This panorama is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
PH1986:0901:013:001-002
Description:
- This panorama is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
People:
Subject:
architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
Date:
between 22 August and 21 September 1860
between 22 August and 21 September 1860
Title:
Panorama of the 2nd North Fort (also known as the Lower North Fort) showing earthwork cavaliers and defensive walls, Taku (now Dagu), near Tientsin (now Tianjin), China
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PH1986:0901:013:001-002
Description:
- This panorama is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
Panorama of the 2nd North Fort (also known as the Lower North Fort) showing earthwork cavaliers and defensive walls, Taku (now Dagu), near Tientsin (now Tianjin), China
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PH1986:0901:013:001-002
Description:
- This panorama is one in a series of views which Felice Beato made of the four Taku Forts (Harris, p. 139; Worswick, p. 138).
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photographs
photographs
Date:
between 22 August and 21 September 1860
between 22 August and 21 September 1860
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architecture, engineering, military
architecture, engineering, military
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photographs
photographs
![View of the p'ai-lou at the entrance to the Panchen Pagoda (also known as the Qing Jing Huayu Dagoba), West Yellow Temple [Xi Huangsi], Peking (now Beijing), China](/img-collection/MVYlAfL8u2Wip7IPqbDRvERJeXk=/500x607/13853.jpg)
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PH1986:0901:025
PH1986:0901:025
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architecture, ornament
architecture, ornament
Date:
after 6 October 1860
after 6 October 1860
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photographs
photographs
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after 6 October 1860
after 6 October 1860
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architecture, ornament
architecture, ornament
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photographs
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PH1986:0347:001
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right.
PH1986:0347:001
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right.
People:
Subject:
architecture, landscape architecture
architecture, landscape architecture
Date:
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
Title:
View of Jingshan (also known as Coal Hill or Prospect Hill) and Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex showing part of the Forbidden City (also known as Zijincheng and the Imperial Palace; now the Palace Museum), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0347:001
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right.
View of Jingshan (also known as Coal Hill or Prospect Hill) and Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex showing part of the Forbidden City (also known as Zijincheng and the Imperial Palace; now the Palace Museum), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0347:001
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left, the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right, and Shengwumen [Gate of Divine Might], the northern gate to the Forbidden City, is visible at extreme centre right.
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photographs
photographs
Date:
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
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architecture, landscape architecture
architecture, landscape architecture
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photographs
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PH1982:0643:091
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left to centre, and the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right.
PH1982:0643:091
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left to centre, and the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right.
People:
Subject:
architecture, landscape architecture
architecture, landscape architecture
Date:
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
Title:
View of Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) and the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex, Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1982:0643:091
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left to centre, and the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right.
View of Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) and the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex, Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1982:0643:091
Description:
- This photograph was taken from the base of the White Pagoda [Bai Ta] (now also known as the White Dagoba), Western Garden [Xi Yuan] (now Beihai Park), Peking (now Beijing), China (Harris, p. 147). Jingshan [Hill of Commanding Views] (also known as Coal Hill [Meishan] and Prospect Hill) is visible at upper left to centre, and the Ta-kao hsuan Hall (now Dagaoxuan Dian) temple complex is visible from centre left to centre right.
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photographs
photographs
Date:
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
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Subject:
architecture, landscape architecture
architecture, landscape architecture
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photographs
photographs
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PH1986:0901:036
Description:
- The title of a published identical image, "The Great Imperial Porcelain Palace, Yuen Ming Yuen, Pekin" is inaccurate, as Yuen Ming Yuen (now Yuanming Yuan) [Garden of Perfect Clarity], though near the Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan), is a separate garden complex (Naquin, pp. 312-314).
PH1986:0901:036
Description:
- The title of a published identical image, "The Great Imperial Porcelain Palace, Yuen Ming Yuen, Pekin" is inaccurate, as Yuen Ming Yuen (now Yuanming Yuan) [Garden of Perfect Clarity], though near the Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan), is a separate garden complex (Naquin, pp. 312-314).
People:
Subject:
architecture, ornament, sculpture
architecture, ornament, sculpture
Date:
between 20 October and 2 November 1860
between 20 October and 2 November 1860
Title:
View of the Sea of Wisdom Temple [Zhihuihai], Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:036
Description:
- The title of a published identical image, "The Great Imperial Porcelain Palace, Yuen Ming Yuen, Pekin" is inaccurate, as Yuen Ming Yuen (now Yuanming Yuan) [Garden of Perfect Clarity], though near the Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan), is a separate garden complex (Naquin, pp. 312-314).
View of the Sea of Wisdom Temple [Zhihuihai], Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan), Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:036
Description:
- The title of a published identical image, "The Great Imperial Porcelain Palace, Yuen Ming Yuen, Pekin" is inaccurate, as Yuen Ming Yuen (now Yuanming Yuan) [Garden of Perfect Clarity], though near the Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan), is a separate garden complex (Naquin, pp. 312-314).
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photographs
photographs
Date:
between 20 October and 2 November 1860
between 20 October and 2 November 1860
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Subject:
architecture, ornament, sculpture
architecture, ornament, sculpture
