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Agra Fort
Near the Taj Mahal Gardens stands the Red Fort of Agra, an important 16th-century Mughal monument. This majestic red sandstone fortress has 2.5 km of walls and houses the imperial city of the Mughal rulers. It includes many fairy-tale palaces, such as the Jahangir Palace and the Khas Palace built by Shah Jahan; audience halls, such as the Diwan-i-Khas; and two very beautiful mosques.
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen was the main gate of the imperial city during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was a leading ceremonial building sequence and part of the court space for entering and exiting the palace city, reflecting the adherence to the ideal capital city planning paradigm of "facing the back market" recorded in "Kaogongji". Tiananmen was also the place where imperial edicts were issued during the Ming and Qing dynasties and major state events were held in modern times. It is the carrier of national etiquette and witnessed the end of more than 2,000 years of dynasty rule and the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Tiananmen is located on the central axis of Beijing, south of Duanmen, surrounded by the Outer Jinshui River on the south side, facing Tiananmen Square. Its city platform is connected to the imperial city wall, together forming the southern boundary of the imperial city. Tiananmen is mainly composed of a tower. On the south and north sides of the tower, the Outer Jinshui Bridge and stone lions and huabiao are built symmetrically on the left and right sides of the tower along the central axis of Beijing. Tiananmen faces south and consists of two parts: the tower and the tower. There are five arch gates under the tower, and the size of the arch gates symmetrically decreases from the center to the sides. The tower is built on a white marble pedestal, surrounded by white marble railings. It is nine bays wide and five bays deep, reflecting the "Nine Fives System". It has a double-eaved hip roof and is covered with yellow glazed tiles. Tiananmen was the main gate of the imperial city of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and ordinary people were not allowed to enter. Tiananmen also has important ceremonial functions, and is the venue for ceremonial activities such as the Golden Phoenix Edict and the Golden Hall Announcing the Imperial Ceremony. On October 1, 1949, the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was held in Tiananmen, marking the birth of the People's Republic of China. To this day, Tiananmen is still the venue for major national celebrations. Tiananmen was built in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417) and has undergone several repairs. In 1949, the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was held here. The Tiananmen Tower was opened to the public after 1988.
Outer Jinshui Bridge
The location of the Waijinshui Bridge is in strict correspondence with the five arch gates of the Tiananmen Tower and the south gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Altar of Land and Grain. The layout of the bridge, the width of the bridge deck, the form of the capital and the decorative details all reflect the principle of "selecting the middle". As the leading area to the imperial city of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Waijinshui Bridge was the only way from the imperial city to the southern suburbs for sacrifice in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is also the ceremonial space for major national celebrations today, and it has always assumed an important ceremonial function. The Waijinshui Bridge is located on the Waijinshui River on the south side of Tiananmen. The bridge body is located opposite to the arch gate of the tower, and the distance between the bridges is basically the same. They are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of Beijing. The Waijinshui Bridge is shaped like a jade belt, and it is combined with the Tiananmen Tower to form a symbolic ceremonial space and form. The five bridges of the Waijinshui Bridge are basically the same in shape. They are all three-arch arch-style white marble bridges. The plane is in the shape of a "工" character with a narrow middle and wide ends. The shape is unique, but the scale and decorative details are different. The architectural level decreases from the middle to the sides. The Outer Golden Water Bridge corresponds to the Inner Golden Water Bridge in front of the Taihe Gate of the Forbidden City. It has played an important ceremonial function since the Ming Dynasty. The bridge in the middle is called the Imperial Road Bridge, which was used exclusively by the emperor during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The left and right sides of the Imperial Road Bridge are the Prince Bridges, which are used by the princes of the imperial clan. The two ends are the Grade Bridges, which are used by civil and military officials above the third grade. The bridges corresponding to the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Altar of Land and Grain are called the Gongsheng Bridges. Today, the Outer Golden Water Bridge is still the main passage connecting the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. The Outer Golden Water Bridge was first built in the 15th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1417). There were only three bridges at first. After the reconstruction in the first year of the Chenghua reign of the Ming Dynasty (1465), the number increased to seven. The existing bridge was rebuilt in the 29th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1690).