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Chinese Architecture- Guangzhou
(Canton) Zhenhai Tower |
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architect |
Zhu Liangzi |
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location |
Guangzhou, China |
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date |
built in 1380, reconstructed 1928 |
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Ming Dynasty |
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construction |
stone, wood |
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watchtower |
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Zhenhai Tower was built at the start of the Ming dynasty in 1380 by Zhu
Liangzi, a powerful member of the provincial nobility, to demonstrate
his power to "shake the seas and the mountains". The tower was later
incorporated into Guangzhou's city wall, becoming the northernmost
watchtower. Now it stands alone in Yuexiu Park north of downtown
Guangzhou, the city walls having been long since removed. The tower was
rebuilt 1928 to house the Guangzhou City Museum. The tower is built in
the Ming style, of course, and is painted red. The grounds around the
tower hold some of the cannons used by the British during the Opium Wars
when they seized the strategic high ground on which the tower stands. It
also has two stone lions that were carved during the Ming dynasty and
guard the entrance. Bibliography All images copyright 2001 Professor Kerk L. Phillips of Brigham Young University, Utah, USA. Visit his webpage at www.pomosa.com Boyd, Andrew. Chinese Architecture and Town Planning: 1500 B.C. - A.D. 1911 Holmesdale Press Ltd., London. 1962 http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangdong/guangzhou/yuexiu.htm |
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links |
With special thanks to www.orientalarchitecture.com |
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