photographies
PH1986:0901:026:002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
architecture, ingénierie, militaire
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Partial view of the moat of the Inner City and part of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:026:002
Description:
- This view looks west along the northern wall and moat of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall (visible at c.l. to c.r. of PH1986:0901:026:002) of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth), threatening to bombard the walls of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing) and demanding the surrender of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The Chinese surrendered the gate at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 145).
photographies
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
architecture, ingénierie, militaire
dessins
PH1979:0603.04:012
architecture, portrait
published 1874
dessins
published 1874
architecture, portrait
dessins
PH1979:0603.04:057
architecture, ingénierie, militaire
published 1874
View of an arched gate in the Great Wall of China, Kew-yung-kwan (now Juyong Guan) Village, Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1979:0603.04:057
dessins
published 1874
architecture, ingénierie, militaire
photographies
PH1986:0901:001
portrait
2 November 1860
photographies
2 November 1860
portrait
dessins
PH1979:0603.04:049
sculpture
published 1874
dessins
published 1874
sculpture
dessins
PH1979:0603.04:002
portrait
published 1874
dessins
published 1874
portrait
photographies
PH1986:0901:035
architecture, militaire
29 October 1860
photographies
29 October 1860
architecture, militaire
photographies
ARCH274486
early 1970s
photographies
early 1970s
photographies
PH1986:0901:023
Description:
- The inscription at l.c.: "The same", refers to photograph PH1986:0901:022 which immediately precedes this photograph in album PH1986:0901:001-045 and which is another view showing part of the Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan). - The title of a published identical image, "The Great Imperial Palace, Yuen Ming Yuen, before the Burning, 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).
architecture, architecture de paysage
between 6 October and 18 October 1860
View of a building in 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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PH1986:0901:023
Description:
- The inscription at l.c.: "The same", refers to photograph PH1986:0901:022 which immediately precedes this photograph in album PH1986:0901:001-045 and which is another view showing part of the Garden of the Clear Ripples [Qing Yi Yuan] (now known as the Summer Palace or Yihe Yuan). - The title of a published identical image, "The Great Imperial Palace, Yuen Ming Yuen, before the Burning, 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).
photographies
between 6 October and 18 October 1860
architecture, architecture de paysage
photographies
PH1984:1203:003
architecture, ornement
1887 or before
photographies
1887 or before
architecture, ornement