PH1986:0901:029
Description:
- This photograph was taken near the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), looking east along the top of the northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - As Harris points out, this view shows the guns aimed toward rather than outward from the city, as is suggested by the title of a published identical image, "Top of the Wall of Pekin Taken Possession of on October 1860, Showing the Chinese Guns Directed against Our Batteries" (Harris, p. 145).
architecture, militaire
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
View of the top of the wall of the Inner City, showing cannons, with the Yonghe Gong [Lamasery of Harmony and Peace] (also known as the Lama Temple) in the background, Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1986:0901:029
Description:
- This photograph was taken near the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), looking east along the top of the northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing). - As Harris points out, this view shows the guns aimed toward rather than outward from the city, as is suggested by the title of a published identical image, "Top of the Wall of Pekin Taken Possession of on October 1860, Showing the Chinese Guns Directed against Our Batteries" (Harris, p. 145).
architecture, militaire
PH1982:0363:132 (086)
architecture
between 1862 and 1879
architecture
PH1982:0363:149 (096)
architecture, militaire, topographique
between 1862 and 1879
architecture, militaire, topographique
PH1982:0363:113 (071)
architecture
between 1862 and 1879
architecture
photographies
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.
architecture, architecture de paysage
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
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.
photographies
after 24 October 1860 and before 16 November 1860
architecture, architecture de paysage
PH1986:0901:025
architecture, ornement
after 6 October 1860
architecture, ornement
photographies
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).
architecture, ornement, sculpture
between 20 October and 2 November 1860
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).
photographies
between 20 October and 2 November 1860
architecture, ornement, sculpture
PH1982:0363:120 (077)
architecture, ingénierie
between 1862 and 1879
architecture, ingénierie
photographies
PH1984:1203:007
Description:
- The imprinted label was possibly included after the album was assembled.
architecture
1887 or before
View of the p'ai-lou at the entrance to the Temple of the Sleeping Buddha [Wofo Si] (also known as Shifang Pujue Monastery), Western Hills, near Peking (now Beijing), China
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PH1984:1203:007
Description:
- The imprinted label was possibly included after the album was assembled.
photographies
1887 or before
architecture
PH1982:0363:131 (085)
architecture, architecture de paysage
between 1862 and 1879
architecture, architecture de paysage