Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
World Heritage
China
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The Summer Palace in Beijing was first built in 1750, mostly destroyed in the war of 1860, and restored on the original site in 1886. It is a masterpiece of Chinese garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open waters is combined with artificial landscapes such as pavilions, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious whole with outstanding aesthetic value.
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Information extracted from Wikidata
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scenery%20of%20Longevity%20Hill.JPG |
instance of | Category:Interior of Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Beijing |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Haidian District |
executive body | Summer Palace, Beijing |
location of creation | 颐和园 |
number of rooms | viaf-157776818 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/01ldh6 |
Commons category | Summer Palace, Beijing |
has part | Marble Boat |
catalog code | 122 |
coordinate location | Point(116.2689 39.9975) |
named as | Letní Palác (Peking, Čína) |
Commons gallery | 颐和园 |
native label | 頤和園 |
area | 297 |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
start time | 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | قصر الصيف، حديقة بيجينغ الإمبراطوريّة |
official name | Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing |
official name | Palacio de verano y jardín imperial de Beijing |
official name | Palais d'Été, Jardin impérial de Beijing |
official name | 頤和園、北京の皇帝の庭園 |
official name | Zomerpaleis, een keizerlijke tuin in Beijing |
official name | Летний дворец и императорский парк в Пекине |
official name | 北京皇家园林-颐和园 |
volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
heritage designation | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level |
start time | 1961-03-04T00:00:00Z |
area | 5595 |
applies to part | buffer zone |