Chinese Architecture - Historum

Eroica · February 19th, 2012, 06:18 AM

Architecture in Beijing first.

Temple of Heaven

Temple of Confucius

Garden of Virtue and Harmony

Hall of Dispelling Clouds

Temple of Pool and Zhe Tree

Prince Gong's Mansion

The Imperial Academy

**Brisieis** · February 19th, 2012, 06:57 AM

Very nice pictures.

I especially like the Garden of Virtue and Harmony.

purakjelia · February 19th, 2012, 07:26 AM

Most of these are Ming and Qing architectures, here is the Tang architecture:

This is the Nan Chan Temple, and it is located in the Shanxi province of China. It was built in 782 AD, and among China's extant timber buildings, it's the oldest.

DeliciousTomatoesYay · February 19th, 2012, 07:57 AM

Amazing! Are you going to keep posting? I hope so! I'm building Chinese architecture in Minecraft right now and this is exactly what I need! :P

Eroica · February 19th, 2012, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Brisieis

Very nice pictures.

I especially like the Garden of Virtue and Harmony.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by purakjelia

Most of these are Ming and Qing architectures, here is the Tang architecture:

This is the Nan Chan Temple, and it is located in the Shanxi province of China. It was built in 782 AD, and among China's extant timber buildings, it's the oldest.

There are two extant Tang buildings in China, both in Shanxi I believe. However there are many structures that have been built in the Tang style. Tang buildings were less lavishly decorated, less colorful and had more deeply curved rooftops, as seen in Japanese and some types of southern Chinese architecture.

Chi Lin Nunnery in Hong Kong is built according to the Tang style.

Eroica · February 19th, 2012, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DeliciousTomatoesYay

Amazing! Are you going to keep posting? I hope so! I'm building Chinese architecture in Minecraft right now and this is exactly what I need! :P

Of course, plenty more pics to come.

DeliciousTomatoesYay · February 19th, 2012, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Eroica

Of course, plenty more pics to come.

W00T! Omg that Tang nunnery one just made jizz come out of my eyes :P

purakjelia · February 19th, 2012, 08:16 AM

Yeah, you're right, there are two extant Tang buildings in China, and both of them are located in Shanxi. The first one is Nan Chan Temple, and the second one is Fo Kwang Temple.

Fo Kwang Temple was built in 857 AD, a little bit later than Nan Chan Temple. Here is a photo of the Fo Kwang Temple.

fascinating · February 19th, 2012, 08:32 AM

As this is a history message board, I would appreciate the inclusion of the date of construction for every building for which a picture is shown.

**mingming** · February 19th, 2012, 08:37 AM

To see the best Tang-style architecture, one must travel to Japan.