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.

The Kunming lake

Foxiang Ge (Tower of Buddhist Incense) at Wanshou Shan (Longevity Hill)

The Summer Palace in Beijing

Pictorial plan of the Summer Palace, c. 1888

Sumeru Lingjing

Summer Palace in June 2019

Paiyun Dian (Hall of Dispelling Clouds) and Foxiang Ge (Tower of Buddhist Incense) at Wanshou Shan (...

A Relief of three Loongs

Pictorial plan of the Summer Palace, c. 1888

Wenchang Pavilion

The Seventeen-Arch Bridge

The Wenchang Pavilion

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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